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AnthropologyFootprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths
The imprints put flat-footed and arched-foot walkers together at a prime spot in East Africa.
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Health & MedicineSluggish proteins may underpin aging and chronic disease
Sticky, sluggish proteins with “proteolethargy” may be a common denominator underpinning life’s ailments.
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Health & MedicineCervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women
A new study shows a steep drop in cervical cancer deaths among the first cohort of women who were eligible for the HPV vaccine.
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NeuroscienceLike brain cells, kidney cells can form memories
Scientists found memory’s molecular machinery at work in cells outside the nervous system.