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Women should undergo fewer Pap tests for cervical cancer, medical group says
Just days after the release of controversial new guidelines recommending against routine mammograms for most women under 50, a different group of medical professionals has announced that the frequency of Pap tests for cervical cancer detection should also be decreased for most women.
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Ask the Brains: Are our Brains Constantly Making Subconscious Calculations?
Putting Madness in Its Place: Can the Environment Explain Schizophrenia's Hereditary Patterns?
For Sale: Human Eggs Become a Research Commodity
Why do human testicles hang like that?
Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms
Putting Madness in Its Place: Can the Environment Explain Schizophrenia's Hereditary Patterns?
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The Will to Power--Is "Free Will" All in Your Head?
Foreign Afflictions: Mental Disorders across Country Borders
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Does Inflammation Trigger Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
Conditional Consciousness: Predicting Recovery from the Vegetative State
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The Double Life of ATP in Humans
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