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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Life

    Making mouse memories

    Neuroscientists create a synthetic recollection of fear in rodents.

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  2. Life

    The yin and yang of male pattern baldness

    The discovery of a hormone-like molecule in the scalp may offer new clues for treating baldness.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Abnormal cells may signal hidden heart risk

    Damage to blood vessel lining shows up in blood tests.

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  4. Humans

    Proposed cuts in planetary science take center stage

    NASA officials endure slings and arrows of outraged researchers.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Cell phone research suggests fetal risk

    Constant exposure of pregnant mice to devices’ radiation is linked to behavioral and brain abnormalities in offspring.

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  6. Earth

    Nanopollutants change blood vessel reactivity

    Tiny particles alter normal vessel functions, animal studies show.

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  7. Humans

    Evolution takes Asian refuge

    Multiple humanlike species may have arisen in cold-weather retreats and then interbred with ancient people.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Retina can help reveal brain health

    Among older women, diseased blood vessels at the back of the eye are linked to lower scores on mental tests and other signs of possible ministrokes.

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  9. Humans

    Teens win big at science competition

    The top awards in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search go to young scientists working on cancer, innovative sources of energy and behavioral genetics.

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  10. Psychology

    Pi master’s storied recall

    Remembering more than 60,000 consecutive numbers takes exhaustive practice at spinning yarns.

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  11. Humans

    Science competition finalists go public

    Public day allows high school students to present their projects.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    A dash of marrow helps kidney transplant

    A new approach enables researchers to wean some patients who receive poorly matched kidneys off immune-suppressing drugs

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