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  1. Health & Medicine

    News in Brief: HIV may increase heart attack risk

    A large study of veterans shows connection between HIV and heart attack in men.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Fish oil component boosts newborn health

    Pregnant women who took an omega-3 fatty acid supplement had bigger babies.

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  3. Animals

    Native pollinators boost crop yields worldwide

    Farms with crops from coffee to mangoes don’t get the best yields if they rely solely on honeybees.

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  4. Life

    Sperm swim against the current

    Human and mouse sperm both follow upstream currents to the egg.

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  5. Life

    Impact craters may have been a toasty home for early life

    The heat generated during a cosmic crash could have nurtured ancient organisms.

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  6. Space

    Radiation ring around Earth mysteriously appears, then dissipates

    Space probes detect temporary transition from two radiation belts to three, possibly in response to solar activity.

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  7. Psychology

    Video games take aim at dyslexia

    Playing action video games gives a literacy boost to dyslexic children who read poorly, a disputed study suggests.

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  8. Tech

    Rats do tasks while connected brain-to-brain

    Signals transmitted from one animal to another seem to share information, but usefulness of findings questioned.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Tadpoles with eyes in their tails see the light

    Transplanted eyes in the creature’s tail can distinguish between red and blue.

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  10. Life

    Scientists race to understand deadly new virus

    Emerging virus causes severe illness, but doesn’t spread as quickly as SARS.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Therapy for milk allergy offers hope, and caution

    A large study shows that gradual introduction of milk can benefit patients, but data from earlier, smaller studies suggest the protection can wane years after treatment.

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  12. Animals

    How weaver ants get a grip

    Strong sticking power and quick reaction time help the insects stay put in trees.

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