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Health & MedicineGlobal child deaths on decline
Infectious diseases kept numbers for 2008 staggeringly high, with 8.8 million children dying before age 5, a new survey shows.
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Health & MedicineSickle-cell anemia tied to cognitive impairment
Patients with the hereditary condition score worse on standardized tests than people without it.
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PsychologyBereaved relatives helped by chance to view body after sudden loss
Grieving people rarely regret having seen a dead loved one, even in cases of violent death, a British study suggests.
By Bruce Bower -
EarthArchaeopteryx fossil seen in new light
X-ray technique reveals original tissue in the feathers of a primitive bird fossil.