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  1. Neuroscience

    Yaks may hint at a way to treat brain diseases like MS

    A genetic mutation tied to keeping the brain healthy at high altitudes may point to a way to repair nerve damage, experiments in mice show.

    By Simon Makin
  2. Health & Medicine

    A newfound blood biomarker may one day predict longevity

    Levels of six RNA molecules in the blood ID’d older adults likely to survive two more years. Whether it will work for other people is a big question.

    By Isha Ishtiaq
  3. Paleontology

    A large fossil leg bone hints at T. rex’s origins, but scientists disagree

    A new analysis of a large fossil shinbone suggests T.