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- Health & Medicine
Do Over: New MS drug may be safe after all
The experimental drug natalizumab, which limits relapses in patients with multiple sclerosis, may get a second chance after being withdrawn from use in 2005.
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Babies show budding number knowledge
By 7 months of age, babies often can tell the difference between two and three entities, at least under certain circumstances.
- Ecosystems
Corals don’t spread far from their birthplaces
Creating a marine protected area might offer only limited benefits to vulnerable corals, because viable coral larvae don't appear to spread far from their points of origin.
- Earth
China’s deserts expand with population growth
Carried forward by winds and sandstorms, the dunes of northern China are expanding at an unprecedented rate, primarily because of human activities that have contributed to erosion.
