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  1. Health & Medicine

    Power of sugar may come from the mind

    Only people who believe exertion zaps willpower get a boost from glucose.

    By Jessica Shugart
  2. Life

    Years or decades later, flu exposure still prompts immunity

    New forms of influenza viruses can spur production of antibodies to past pandemics in people who lived through them.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Materials Science

    Toylike blocks make lightweight, strong structures

    Bucking trend toward reducing numbers of parts, MIT engineers suggest building planes from thousands of identical pieces.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Clues emerge to explain allergic asthma

    Tests in mice reveal that allergens can trigger inflammation by cleaving a clotting protein.