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  1. Health & Medicine

    Bariatric Reversal: Stomach surgery curbs some patients’ diabetes

    Weight-loss stomach surgery in obese people with type 2 diabetes sends the disease into remission in some patients.

    By Nathan Seppa

  2. Sickness and Schizophrenia: Psychotic ills tied to previous infections

    Two new studies provide evidence for the longstanding suspicion that certain viral infections early in life promote the development of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Animals

    Bad berries

    A parasitic worm transforms ants into walking tropical berries.

    By Ewen Callaway
  4. Physics

    Scanner Darkly: Tiny venetian blinds enhance radiography

    Microscopic gratings that select scattered X rays might improve luggage screening and cancer detection.