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  1. Life

    Hydrothermal vents sometimes colonized from afar

    Deep-sea currents can waft larvae hundreds of kilometers.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Health & Medicine

    Carotid procedures test about equally

    Study finds similar stroke risks after surgery or stents.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    U.S. women still have higher stroke incidence than men

    Research suggests possible link to abdominal fat.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Compound might facilitate stroke recovery

    Animal study finds regrowth of brain cells with natural protein fragment.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    Coffee associated with lower stroke risk

    Study finds java drinkers 71 percent as likely to have had stroke as nondrinkers.