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  1. Health & Medicine

    Popular painkiller doesn’t have more heart risks than others, study claims

    A long anticipated trial of the drug Celebrex finds it poses no more risk to the heart than do similar painkillers, but critics cite flaws in the study.

    By Laura Beil
  2. Health & Medicine

    Poor diet in pregnancy, poor heart health for infants

    Moms who eat too little during pregnancy could have babies with heart risks.

    By Laura Beil
  3. Life

    British red squirrels serve as leprosy reservoir

    Red squirrels in the British Isles can harbor the bacteria that cause leprosy.

    By Laurel Hamers
  4. Neuroscience

    Giggling rats help reveal how brain creates joy

    Rats relish a good tickle, which activates nerve cells in a part of the brain that detects touch.