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'Evolutionary Glitch' behind Childhood Ear Infections: Researchers Say
Researchers from the U.K. have found a possible reason behind glue ear or Otitis media with effusion in children. Children affected by this condition have a sticky fluid behind the eardrum in the middle ear. According to them, a flaw in the formation of the middle ear during evolution in humans has made this part of the ear more prone to infection.
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NOAA Says Drought Likely to Continue Throughout Rest of the Year
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Scientists Can Finally Point to the Volcanoes that Gave Rise to the Dinosaurs
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Lyme Disease Bacteria Has Odd Quirk Never Before Seen In Any Other Organism
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New Research on Reward and Anxiety Areas in the Brain May Help Treat Addictions
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New Study Says We’ve Been Studying the Brain the Wrong Way
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Two New Species of Woodlizards Discovered in Peru
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The Universe Is 50-100 Million Years Older, Experts Can't Decide Exactly How Old It Is
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