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  1. Science & Society

    $1.8 billion in NIH grant cuts hit minority health research the hardest

    News of NIH funding cuts have trickled out in recent months. A new study tallies what’s been terminated.

    By Sujata Gupta
  2. Health & Medicine

    Teens who want to quit vaping have another medication option

    The drug varenicline, paired with counseling and text messaging support, helped teens and young adults abstain from vaping in a clinical trial.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Health & Medicine

    Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery?

    A new study is among the first to look at whether cold or hot soaks help women’s muscles rebound from extreme exercise.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Archaeology

    Neandertals invented bone-tipped spears all on their own

    An 80,000-year-old bone point found in Eastern Europe challenges the idea that migrating Homo sapiens gave the technology to Neandertals.