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  1. Health & Medicine

    Regulating Muscle Decline: Small molecules linked to degenerative diseases

    Snippets of RNA that regulate gene activity play a role in muscle-wasting diseases such as muscular dystrophy.

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  2. Anthropology

    Going Coastal: Sea cave yields ancient signs of modern behavior

    A South African cave yields evidence of complex, symbolic behavior among ancient people about 164,000 years ago, the oldest such indications yet.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Better Than Pap: Virus test detects cervical cancer

    A new test for human papillomavirus (HPV) detects cervical cancer more reliably than traditional Pap smears.

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  4. Emotional memory

    The action of a stress hormone could be why emotionally charged events form especially vivid and durable memories.