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  1. Psychology

    Video games take aim at dyslexia

    Playing action video games gives a literacy boost to dyslexic children who read poorly, a disputed study suggests.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Tech

    Rats do tasks while connected brain-to-brain

    Signals transmitted from one animal to another seem to share information, but usefulness of findings questioned.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  3. Neuroscience

    Tadpoles with eyes in their tails see the light

    Transplanted eyes in the creature’s tail can distinguish between red and blue.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    Scientists race to understand deadly new virus

    Emerging virus causes severe illness, but doesn’t spread as quickly as SARS.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  5. Health & Medicine

    Therapy for milk allergy offers hope, and caution

    A large study shows that gradual introduction of milk can benefit patients, but data from earlier, smaller studies suggest the protection can wane years after treatment.