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  1. Health & Medicine

    The fight against gonorrhea gets a potential new weapon: a vaccine

    A vaccine used in New Zealand to curb meningitis also appeared to drop gonorrhea infections, results that hint at a way to make a gonorrhea vaccine.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Neuroscience

    Just one night of poor sleep can boost Alzheimer’s proteins

    Deep sleep may prevent the buildup of Alzheimer’s proteins.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    Drinking sugary beverages in pregnancy linked to kids’ later weight gain

    Consuming sugary drinks while pregnant may mean kids are heavier when they reach elementary school age.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Plants

    Hermaphrodite wildflower has its own battle of the sexes

    A new example of sexual conflict shows up in a plant with a troublesome pollinator.