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  1. Babies Prune Their Focus: Perception narrows toward infancy’s end

    Between the ages of 6 months and 8 months, infants lose the ability to match the vocalizations and facial movements of monkeys shown in video clips, signaling a temporary perceptual narrowing as babies focus on the human social realm.

    By Bruce Bower

  2. Picking Pathways: Small molecule boosts morphine effect

    Some small molecules affect specific pathways in one of the body's most common cell-regulating systems.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Health & Medicine

    Dementia off the Menu: Mediterranean diet tied to low Alzheimer’s risk

    People 65 years of age and older who eat a Mediterranean-style diet that's rich in plant matter and fish and low in saturated fat are less likely than their peers to develop Alzheimer's disease.