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A 31-year-old man in India went to the doctor with a urinary tract infection and left with an astonishing discovery: he'd been living his entire life with an extra kidney. Modern medical imaging revealed what his body had been hiding in plain sight for three decades.
Scientists discovered that a natural compound in aloe vera may help slow the enzymes linked to memory loss in Alzheimer's disease. While still early research, the plant-based molecule shows strong potential for future drug development.
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Scientists at UC San Francisco discovered that cells can repair themselves while dividing, replacing weak protein links with stronger ones to prevent cancer-causing errors. This breakthrough reveals how our bodies safely complete millions of cell divisions every second.