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  1. Widows show third-year rebound

    Women whose husbands die largely overcome their grief-related problems, including depression and social isolation, by about 3 years after their loss, according to a national study.

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  2. Earth

    River Stats Trickle In: Major floods may be waning in Europe

    A new analysis of historical flood records from central Europe suggests that widespread inundations in the region have been on the wane for the past century or so.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Paper Chased: Cancer-vaccine study is retracted

    Researchers in Germany have retracted a paper that reported promising results for a vaccine that elicited immune responses against cancer cells.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Sweet Relief: Comfort food calms, with weighty effect

    Chronic stress might drive people to consume comfort foods that can soothe the brain.