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  1. Health & Medicine

    Alzheimer’s linked to lack of Zzzzs

    Sleep deprivation leads to more Alzheimer’s disease plaques in the brains of genetically susceptible mice.

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  2. Humans

    A head for numbers

    The brain shows slightly different, but overlapping patterns when processing digits and dots of the same value.

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  3. Astronomy

    A damp moon: Water found inside and out

    The moon isn’t bone-dry: Its surface and interior contain an abundance of water, new studies reveal.

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  4. Paleontology

    King of the ancient seas

    Paleontologists discover fossilized skeleton of bus-sized marine reptile that had teeth with serrated edges.

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  5. Anthropology

    DNA points to India’s two-pronged ancestry

    Two ancient populations laid the genetic foundation for most people now living in India, a new DNA study suggests.

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  6. Space

    Entanglement in the macroworld

    A team finds “spooky action at a distance” in superconductors big enough to be seen with the naked eye.

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  7. Chemistry

    Changing charges make for squid rainbow

    Study finds how proteins self assemble in the cells of Loligo squid to reflect different wavelengths of light

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Trimming rabies shots

    A new rabies vaccine might be enough to stave off the virus with fewer injections, a study in monkeys suggests.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Linking obesity with leukemia relapses

    Fatty tissue may provide a safe haven for cancerous cells to linger, according to a study of mice with leukemia.

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  10. Space

    Icy rings at equinox

    Cassini’s portraits of the equinox on Saturn are revealing new features about the planet’s icy rings.

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  11. Math

    Math mimics hard-to-heal wounds

    New model may lead to better treatments for chronic, blood-deprived sores

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  12. Space

    Zooming in on the Milky Way’s center

    GigaGalaxy zoom project images Milky Way’s hub.

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