Science
For some with chronic pain, the problem is not in their backs or knees but their brains
Researchers are re-examining chronic pain, searching for healing for an ancient malady that afflicts millions and confounds medicine with its complexity.
Science
Mucus has powerful sugars that tame germs
The textbook model of mucus — a filter that traps and eliminates microbes — isn't accurate.
Science
U seeks to prepare doctors for next generation of on-demand patients
Global health summit in Minneapolis predicts a future where patients need new breed of doctors.
Duluth
Suspected fire on radar in northern Minnesota turns out to be 600,000 ducks
Meteorologists in the National Weather Service's Duluth office noticed some unusual activity on the screen and became worried there was a fire in Aitkin County.
Local
U tests new apps to help teen brains fight psychosis
Teens, young adults test a new non-drug treatment.
Duluth
Duluth's famous Irvin museum ship ready to come home as soon as Wednesday
Officials need a calm day to tow it through the pedestrian bridge.
Local
Tiny Minnesota high school aims to put washing machine in outer space
"We don't build widgets here," said Luke Becker, Braham Area High's agricultural technology and physics teacher. "If it doesn't have a purpose, we don't do it."
Local
Where are all the pheasants? Habitat loss is tied to more farming
Pheasants, other wildlife decline as millions of acres returned to production.
East Metro
Zebra mussels discovered in two more Ramsey County lakes
Ten lakes in the county are now infested with the invasive mussel.
Local
Loons likely to disappear from Minnesota, new report warns
Minnesota is one of the country's fastest-warming states, largely because of its northern location and warming winters.
Science
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Lawyers seek special status for babies exposed to opioids
Lawyers argue that affected babies need special funds for long-term care.
Science
Drug for peanut allergy may go mainstream
It's a somewhat controversial treatment that hasn't been widely available.
Science
More young people feeling heavy toll of extreme drinking
What to many people is a celebratory elixir or social lubricant can ravage the body. And it doesn't take decades.
Science
Asteroid dust may offer clues to addressing climate change
In sufficient amounts, extraterrestrial dust can cool Earth by blocking solar radiation.
Science
Cancer consortium bridges patients and research
A $20 million award from the National Cancer Institute aims to broaden its role of the Metro-Minnesota Community Oncology Research Consortium.
Minneapolis
Minnesota will track urban air pollution by ZIP code
MPCA wants to compare Minneapolis and St. Paul neighborhood health statistics with contaminant levels.
Local
University of Minnesota research finds potential environmental impact of nanoparticles
The researchers don't know if the mutation is dangerous, but the point is that the battery nanoparticles are doing something unintended, the lead author said.
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