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  1. Health & Medicine

    Beer, bugs, DNA linked to stomach cancer

    Guzzlers who have a particular genetic variant and an unnoticed bacterial infection are at high risk, a European study finds.

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  2. Life

    Sugar fuels growth of insulin-making cells

    Mouse study suggests a new strategy for treating diabetes.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Meditators can concentrate the hurt away

    Experiment participants felt less pain while practicing mindfulness.

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  4. Earth

    Arctic Ocean hosts weird freshwater pond

    Odd, persistent winds prevent river inputs from mixing with the sea.

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  5. Earth

    A matter of gravity

    A new map of Earth’s gravitational field is the sharpest ever acquired.