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  1. Health & Medicine

    During an allergic response, some immune cells digest others

    Mast cells lure and trap other immune cells during allergic reactions, using their compounds to increase inflammation in a process dubbed nexocytosis

    By Caroline Hemphill
  2. Archaeology

    The oldest known ritual chamber in the Middle East has been found

    Engravings and other evidence suggest ancient humans attended religious ceremonies in the cave as early as 37,000 years ago.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Health & Medicine

    A squid-inspired medical device could reduce the need for needles

    The device, which directs a liquid by mimicking squids’ high-pressure jets, could provide alternative delivery methods for injectable drugs.

    By Nora Bradford
  4. Health & Medicine

    Proposed time limits on anesthesia may have jeopardized patient safety

    Blue Cross Blue Shield’s now rescinded plan to put time limits on anesthesia put a spotlight on a poorly understood profession.