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  1. Health & Medicine

    To develop male behavior, rats need immune cells

    Research reveals unexpected role for cells called microglia in shaping the brain.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Health & Medicine

    Compound linked to IVF success

    Women with high blood concentrations of anti-Müllerian hormone were more likely to conceive and give birth after in vitro fertilization.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    U.S. breast-feeding rates up

    Between 2000 and 2008, the fraction of women breast-feeding babies increased, as did the fraction breast-feeding for a year.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Humans

    In research, it matters whether you’re a man or a mouse

    A study that compares trauma responses of mice with those in people questions the relevance of mouse research to human disease.