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Robert F Kennedy said people with autism "will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball," in ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces sickle-cell treatment program in Charleston while assuring SC Sen. Tim Scott that federal ...

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At 24 years old, Aaron Kennedy is adjusting to life with a rare genetic disorder he never saw coming — one discovered only after four emergency surgeries this year. “December 31st to January 1st, our ...

Scientists have the technology to grow humans in Petri dishes, but they say there are better uses for it: to combat aging.

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The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain almost ...