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  1. Health & Medicine

    Body shape may affect mental acuity

    Among women 65 to 79, big apples performed better than plump pears on tests of memory and reasoning.

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  2. Life

    Science leaps forward with Calaveras County frog jump

    Biologists test the pros of amphibian athletics.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Antiaging protein also boosts learning and memory

    An antiaging molecule also helps keep the mind sharp.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Proteins last longer in the brain

    A study in mice could lead to a better understanding of aging, Alzheimer’s and other degenerative processes.

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  5. Space

    Snapshots of the past

    The Rosetta spacecraft returns images of asteroid 21 Lutetia.