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  1. Health & Medicine

    Surgical risk from painkiller may be brief

    A new study suggests that patients might safely use painkillers such as ibuprofen up to 24 hours before surgery.

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  2. Materials Science

    Shape shifter

    Scientists have created a polymer that, after being deformed, will revert to its original shape when exposed to ultraviolet light.

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  3. Goal-Oriented Brain Cells: Neurons may track action as a prelude to empathy

    Nerve cells located toward the back of a monkey's brain appear to assist in discerning the goals of specific actions.

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  4. Ecosystems

    Where Tuna Go: Atlantic fish mix for feeding, not spawning

    The largest high-tech tag study yet of Atlantic bluefin tuna suggests that two groups mix on feeding grounds but spawn on opposite sides of the ocean.