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Man Gets Kidney Transplant While Awake – Goes Home the Next Day

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Kidney transplants are common, but John Nicholas’ surgery was anything but ordinary. The 28-year-old Chicago man received a kidney transplant while fully awake, thanks to a groundbreaking procedure at Northwestern Medicine Hospital. According to Fox News, Nicholas underwent the procedure on May 24 and was discharged the very next day. Instead of general anesthesia, doctors […]

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Classroom Canopies: Bringing Nature Indoors at Taft Elementary

Education, Kids, Nature, Science /

In a bright attempt to tackle the gloomy confines of windowless classrooms at Taft Elementary in Santa Clara, a novel idea transforms the mundane into the serene. Ceiling canopies depicting lush tree canopies now adorn spaces that once featured only stark, beige walls. In classrooms that lacked a glimpse of the outdoors, like Logan Earnest’s

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Water, Water Everywhere

Animals, Nature, Science /

Anyone that’s ever had the privilege of snorkeling or diving knows what a special place the water can be. It doesn’t matter if it’s a river, a lake or an ocean, there’s something magical about it. MSN has captured some amazing experiences in this slideshow (sorry). From shrimp to whales (and everything in between), there’s

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New Treatment Hope for Rare Genetic Condition

News, Science /

When Patrick Doherty recently found out that he was diagnosed with transthyretin amyloidosis, the same disease that killed his father, he was devastated, according to NPR.  “It’s terrible prognosis…it’s just dreadful,” Doherty said.  So, when he heard about a new potential treatment, he quickly volunteered. The new treatment involves a relatively-new approach to editing our

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