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  1. Health & Medicine

    FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts

    Fluoride supplements have been used in the United States for decades and have proven to be safe and effective for decreasing cavities.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    An at-home cervical cancer screening device was OK‘d by the FDA

    The Teal Wand, an at-home HPV testing device that could replace a Pap smear, could broaden access to cervical cancer screening.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Genetics

    What gene makes orange cats orange? Scientists figured it out

    Researchers found the gene and genetic variation behind orange fur in most domestic cats, solving a decades-long mystery.

    By McKenzie Prillaman
  4. Oceans

    Seafloor amber may hold hints of a tsunami 115 million years ago

    Oddly shaped deposits of tree resin point to massive waves that struck northern Japan roughly 115 million years ago and swept a forest into the sea.