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  • Scientists have discovered a new chemical in willow trees that has shown potential to kill a variety of cancer cells in the lab
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    Newly discovered chemical in willow trees kills various cancer cells
    After giving the world aspirin more than a century ago, the bark of the willow tree has again been tapped for its life-saving potential, this time offering up a novel chemical that has proven capable of killing various cancer cells in the lab.
  • In the US alone, over 37 million people suffer from migraines
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    In-ear device made to mitigate migraines
    ​There may be new hope for migraine sufferers, in the form of a gadget that gets shoved up the ear. It alternately heats and cools the inside of the ear canal, and was recently shown to be effective in a study carried out by Britain's University of Kent.