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  1. Anthropology

    Sugar may have been a key ingredient in human evolution

    A sweet tooth for sugars from fruits and honey may have helped fuel brain growth in our primate cousins and early human ancestors, a new study suggests.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Bullfrogs may have an antidote to deadly shellfish poisoning

    Researchers injected mice with a protein derived from frogs to save them from the same kind of shellfish poisoning that affects people.

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  3. Artificial Intelligence

    Is AI making us dumber? Maybe not. But our skills are at risk

    Studies suggest AI can weaken learning when it replaces effort, but tools that guide rather than answer may help people keep their skills.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    To detect CTE while alive, a test for another brain disease may help

    A protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease may also ID a brain condition associated with head trauma in contact sports, early findings suggest.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    The protein craze may not be for everyone

    Getting more protein has been all the rage. In sedentary people, that advice could accelerate aging.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    How one amino acid might help fight colon cancer and infections

    Dietary arginine reduces tumor formation and viral load in mice by boosting key immune proteins.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Healthy pregnancies and newborns are possible after CAR T cell therapy

    Women who received treatment for autoimmune diseases with CAR T cell therapy went on to have regular pregnancies and healthy babies.

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  8. Climate

    What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?

    The inferno that sent toxic smoke billowing toward the United States won't be the last. Officials are now battling both the wildfires and misinformation.

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  9. Artificial Intelligence

    Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips

    A chat with aged avatars of future selves can guide people paralyzed by tough decisions. The question is what information to feed the bots.

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