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  1. Health & Medicine

    Prenatal Cares: Popular painkillers linked to miscarriage

    A new study finds that pregnant women taking nonprescription painkillers such as ibuprofen and aspirin have a higher risk of miscarriage.

    By Sorcha McDonagh

  2. Did cavefish trade eyes for good taste?

    Certain blind cave-dwelling fish in Mexico may have developed more taste buds and bigger jaws as they lost their eyes.

    By John Travis

  3. Livers: Better late than never

    Drawing on an ancient Greek myth, researchers have given the name prometheus to a mutant strain of zebrafish that appear to have no liver early in their lives.

    By John Travis
  4. Health & Medicine

    Guggul extract fails its cholesterol test

    Guggul extract, long used in parts of Asia and gaining popularity in Western countries as a weapon against high cholesterol, does not appear to work.