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A set of four brain implants -- chips half the size of a dress shirt button -- have allowed a paralyzed 30-year-old man to not only control a robot arm but also feel sensations from the individual fingers of the arm

Brain Implants Allow Paralyzed Man to Control Robotic Arm

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Microstimulation within somatosensory cortex evokes tactile sensations
A small device synced to a smartphone may help identify new cases of atrial fibrillation

Smartphone Device Can Detect Undiagnosed A-Fib

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Screening for atrial fibrillation with single-lead electrocardiogram feasible
Strenuous exercise during pregnancy doesn't appear to increase the risk of most pregnancy complications for mother or baby

Olympic Panel Says Strenuous Exercise Safe During Pregnancy

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International Olympic Committee finds little evidence exercise prolongs labor or ups premature birth risk
The U.S. presidential election has caused stress for more than half of American adults

Current Election Causing Americans Significant Stress

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More than half of Americans report stress as Clinton, Trump battle for the White House
Fifty percent of U.S. women aged 15 to 44 years expect to have a child in the future

Half of U.S. Women Expect to Have Child in the Future

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On average, in 2013 to 2015, women expect to have 2.2 children in their lifetime; down from 2002
Mammography screening is much more likely to find insignificant breast tumors than it is to catch potentially life-threatening cancer in its early stages

Study Finds Mammograms Lead to High Rate of Overdiagnosis

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Better treatment and not earlier detection may be the reason for reduction in breast cancer mortality
The Zika virus may harm a infant's brain even if the mother is infected just before giving birth

Late-Pregnancy Zika Infection Can Still Affect Fetal Brain

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Second study finds Zika infection can be spread through organ transplants
An inhaled version of the Parkinson's drug levodopa can help when patients experience symptoms between doses of the pill form of the medication

Inhaled Levodopa May Rapidly Relieve Parkinson’s Symptoms

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Levodopa pill can wear off, but a powdered version can help patients during off periods
Low diastolic blood pressure seems to be associated with subclinical myocardial damage

Low Diastolic Pressure Linked to Subclinical Myocardial Damage

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High-sensitivity cardiac troponin-T more likely among those with DBP below 60 or 60 to 69 mm Hg
Early second trimester lipids can identify maternal gestational diabetes mellitus

Second Trimester Lipids Can ID Gestational Diabetes

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Five lipid biomarkers significantly associated with post-load glucose levels in validation cohort