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Northeastern University law Professor Kara Swanson says the average wait time for an organ transplant is getting increasingly worse.
Health
A legal market for organs? It’s not as far-fetched as you think.
Health & Medicine
Larger social networks — especially earlier in life — leads to larger brain development
Understanding the Brains of Mass Killers
The World in Words
Podcast: The Bimusical Brain
Lifestyle & Belief
Study: The Bigger Your Social Network, the Bigger Your Brain
Doctor Bridges Gap Between Mind and Machine
Big Brains Strike Again
Emerging Science Note/ Placenta Power
Emerging Science Note/Here’s Lookin’ At You
Environmental Health Note/Now Hear This!
Animal Note
Arts, Culture & Media
Your brain unwired
Environment
Keep your hands to yourself: Child abuse affects our genes