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  1. Earth

    Forecast: Heavy winds, plasma showers

    A new spacecraft has snapped the first images of a region of ionized gases in Earth's magnetic field.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    An alternate approach to Parkinson’s

    While levodopa is the treatment of choice for Parkinson's disease, drugs called dopamine agonists, which mimic the neurotransmitter dopamine, may work as well early in the disease, cause fewer side effects, and preserve levodopa's effectiveness.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Bypass surgery in elderly works fine

    Coronary bypass surgery works as well in people over age 75 as it does in people 15 years younger.

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  4. Bacteria, this spud’s for you

    A compound in potato extracts stops bacteria from sticking to their targeted cells.