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'Miracle Fruit' Helps Chemo Patients Taste Again

Berry known as Synsepalum dulcificum has taste-altering properties

(Newser) - Cancer patients are turning to an unusual ally to make meals bearable again: a red berry nicknamed "miracle fruit." The berry, formally known as Synsepalum dulcificum, temporarily rewires taste buds so that sour and bitter foods come across as sweet for about half an hour, easing the "...

Instagram Under Spam Attack by ... Tropical Fruit

Facebook says it has secured spammed accounts, but you might want to change your password

(Newser) - Instagram has been hit by an attack from spammers promoting a miracle fruit diet. As a result, you may have seen a lot of (artfully filtered) photographs of tropical fruit in your feed today, and if those photos were coming from your account, you're going to need to change...

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