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  1. Health & Medicine

    Less vitamin D and melatonin bad for multiple sclerosis

    Vitamin D and melatonin play important roles in multiple sclerosis.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  2. Life

    Humans adjust walking style for energy efficiency

    Humans can adjust their steps to walk in a way that uses the least amount of energy.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Anthropology

    Fossils suggest new species from human genus

    Undated South African cave fossils may reveal a new species in the human genus.

    By Bruce Bower
  4. Neuroscience

    Misfolded proteins implicated in more brain diseases

    Alzheimer’s, other disorders show similarity to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion infections.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Life

    Small number of genes trigger embryo development

    New views of early embryo development reveal differences between humans and mice.