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  1. Health & Medicine

    Headers linked to memory deficit in soccer players

    Abnormalities in three brain regions found among those who head the ball most frequently.

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  2. Science & Society

    Chimps in captivity may soon join endangered species list

    Proposal would extend protections to both wild and captive primate populations.

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  3. Tech

    Faster memory could accelerate computing

    Experimental microchip improves reliability and speed of writing and reading data.

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  4. Animals

    Now-extinct wolf may be ancestor of modern-day dogs

    No strong signs of canine ancestry among living grey wolves.

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  5. Tech

    Camera captures voices without a microphone

    Throat movements get decoded to reveal sounds of speech.

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  6. Neuroscience

    Research prods brain wiring underlying compulsive behavior

    Complementary studies, focusing on repetitive grooming in mice, offer potential for new treatment strategies in humans.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Talk therapy helps Congolese victims of sexual violence recover

    Groups sessions using a cognitive processing approach work better than individual support counseling, a study finds.

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  8. Quantum Physics

    Light breaks up to cloak gaps in time

    Method could hide messages without sender’s knowledge.

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  9. Paleontology

    Fossil sheds light on early primates

    Partial skeleton near root of monkey, ape and human line.

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  10. Animals

    Dead, live guppies vie for paternity

    Females can use sperm months after mates go belly up.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Flu spreads via airborne droplets

    Hand washing goes only so far in retarding flu transmission.

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  12. Humans

    Dietary changes accompanied human evolution

    Hominids moved toward eating grasses and away from tree leaves, according to chemical analyses of fossil tooth enamel.

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