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Women Postponing Motherhood Mistakenly Rely On IVF

Women who postpone getting pregnant often rely on in-vitro fertilization when they get older, according to a new study. But getting pregnant when you are older is not only harder, it's dangerous too.

Why the Cancer Drug Rapamycin Causes Diabetes

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Many organ transplant recipients and cancer patients depend on rapamycin, a drug that suppresses the immune system and targets proteins involved in cell division. But this highly effective drug has an unfortunate side effect: many of the people who take it develop diabetes. Scientists now say they've figured out the root of the problem by studying the drug's effects on mice.
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Lindsay Lohan's Scary Face Morph Footage Goes Viral (Video)

Unlike most child stars we've seen growing through the years, Lindsay Lohan's appearance is apparently the most dissed about. And to prove how terrifying her looks have turned out, a face morph video that captured Lohan's transformation throughout her 25 years has just hit the web.
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Nanoparticles From Shrimp, Lobster, Squid Adds To The Genetic Wonders Of Anti-Aging Formula

Genes Define Ageless Skin, Now Nanoparticles Provide Hope

The quest for the ultimate anti-aging skin solution has now found its magic in scientifically developed nanoparticles obtained from shrimps and lobster. The search for the best anti-aging remedy has led a group of scientists to observe gene markers for long- term skin regeneration. At the American Academy of Dermatology's annual meeting in San Diego last Friday, new research on genetic implication on skin and its aging process were discussed .
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What Japan Can Do to Boost Growth: Report

The potential growth rate in Japan is low due to a shrinking population as well as slow capital accumulation and without acceleration in productivity growth a shrinking labor force will cause GDP to contract, although GDP per capita is likely to continue to rise according to Capital Economics.
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New York State Lawmakers Pass New Pension Deal

New York State lawmakers passed a major pension reform deal following an arduous session that lasted through Wednesday night, according to the NYPost. The pension deal had already been approved by the State Senate and needed only to be passed by the Assembly before the new legislation was authorized.
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Britney Spears: See The Singer's Drastic Transformation In 69-Second Video [VIDEO]

Singer Britney Spears grew up in the public eye, allowing people everywhere to watch her success, as well as her psychotic and frightening meltdown. Spears is back on top though, having a successful tour for her album Femme Fatale, recently getting engaged to Jason Trawick, and rumored to be joining The X Factor. While we'd love to celebrate her recent success and happiness, it's hard not to look back on the times where she once shaved her head and wore a pink wig.
Workers wearing protective suits stand after water stopped flowing at the pit near the water intake canal of the Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station No. 3 reactor in this handout photograph taken May 11, 2011.

Recalling Japan's 3/11, 'Costliest Natural Catastrophe Of All Time'

With Japan observing the one-year anniversary of its extraordinarily deadly 3/11 triple disaster on Sunday, the English-language online sites of three of the country's largest-circulation newspapers are all now covering various aspects of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdowns associated with last March 11.

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