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A participant holding a sign at the protest. Tenants and Housing Activists gathered at Maria Hernandez Park for a rally and march in the streets of Bushwick, demanding the city administration to cancel rent immediately as the financial situation for many New Yorkers remains the same, strapped for cash and out of work. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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In this Friday, July 22, 2016 photo, a Pokemon Go player attempts to catch Charmander, one of Pokemon's most iconic creature, in New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Thomas Cytrynowicz) (AP)

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What do we really know about the safety of probiotics?

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Saliva is just what we needed to create a new malaria vaccine

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Pulling all-nighters may damage your brain

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How to peacefully coexist with potentially dangerous species

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The secret to sounder sleep may be lurking in our guts

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