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  1. Health & Medicine

    The FDA has approved the first drug to treat the rapid-aging disease progeria

    Children with a rare genetic disorder called progeria age quickly and often die before they are 15. A newly approved drug may give them more time.

    By Carolyn Wilke
  2. Animals

    Mineral body armor helps some leaf-cutting ants win fights with bigger kin

    Researchers have found that at least one species of leaf-cutting ant has a tough layer of calcite on its exoskeleton.

    By Christie Wilcox
  3. Health & Medicine

    Immunity to COVID-19 may persist six months or more

    Even after recovery, the body continues to improve its antibody response to the coronavirus — perhaps thanks to viral bits hiding in the intestine.