Zika outbreak: ‘The more we learn, the worse things seem to get’; Virtual reality therapy is coming. One academic’s predictions of how this will transform health care.; Surgeons describe first uterus transplant in the United States; Pioneering approach to prevent peanut allergies in children provides ongoing protection, study shows; Microsoft Research scientist David Heckerman on how we could attack HIV like spam;
 
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Zika outbreak: ‘The more we learn, the worse things seem to get’
CDC director says there has never been a mosquito-borne virus that could cause serious birth defects on such a large scale.
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Virtual reality therapy is coming. One academic’s predictions of how this will transform health care.
Scientists are working on ways to use the technology to help patients deal with PTSD, pain-- even deal their mommy issues.
 
Roots of Napoleon complex may be justified: Study finds short men get short end of stick in life
A man genetically predetermined to be 3 inches shorter the next guy would be likely to have an annual income $1,600 lower.
 
Surgeons describe first uterus transplant in the United States
About a year after transplantation, the doctors expect to implant an embryo in the uterus of the woman.
 
Pioneering approach to prevent peanut allergies in children provides ongoing protection, study shows
The same method may also work for other allergenic foods such as milk, eggs, fish, wheat and sesame, a second research effort indicates.
 
Microsoft Research scientist David Heckerman on how we could attack HIV like spam
"Spammers mutate their spam messages to work around our filters, and HIV mutates itself to avoid attack by our immune system."
 
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