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  1. Health & Medicine

    Fast food linked to asthma risk

    A diet high in fast food seems to increase the risk of asthma in young children and adolescents, survey data from more than a half-million people finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Newborns’ brains bear signs of adult illnesses

    Disease genes associated with reduced volume in certain regions at birth.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Physics

    New clock revolves around an atom’s mass

    A controversial new study claims that time can be measured by precisely determining a single particle's heft.

    By Andrew Grant
  4. Humans

    Pruney digits help people get a grip

    Finger and toe wrinkling may have evolved as an adaptation to wet conditions.