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  1. Health & Medicine

    New drug bumps up good cholesterol

    Anacetrapib raises beneficial HDL while lowering harmful LDL, a medical trial finds, suggesting it may be a powerful new weapon against cardiovascular disease.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Life

    Genes jump more in one type of autism

    A mutation that causes Rett syndrome also increases the activity of retrotransposons in the brain.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Animals

    DEET of the sea

    Before turning in for the night, some reef-dwelling fish apply a slimy mucus shield to deter biting bugs.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Health & Medicine

    Mining fat tissue for cardiac repair

    Stem cells that are abundant in adipose tissue seem to boost the recovery of heart tissues in people who survive the big one, early research shows.