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  1. An image of red blood cells and blue lymphocytes.
    Health & Medicine

    A catalog of all human cells reveals a mathematical pattern

    Smaller cells occur in larger numbers in the human body, and cells of different size classes contribute equally to our overall mass.

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  2. image of a circular lock of Beethoven's hair attached to an old piece of paper with something written in cursive script
    Genetics

    DNA from Beethoven’s hair hints at what killed the composer

    Many historians suspect Beethoven died from liver failure. A new analysis shows he had a heightened genetic risk for liver disease, researchers say.

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  3. photo of someone pricking a finger to test blood sugar levels
    Health & Medicine

    The coronavirus may cause fat cells to miscommunicate, leading to diabetes

    Researchers are homing in on a surprising cause of high blood sugar in COVID-19 patients and possibly what to do about it.

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  4. image of Tyson Bottenus holding the helm of a boat with a spin effect
    Microbes

    A sailor’s story captures the impact of rising serious fungal infections

    Fungal infections are hard to diagnose, hard to treat and are on the rise. A young sailor is staying positive to navigate the challenges.

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  5. waiting in vaccine covid

    Epidemics and their aftermath

    A century’s worth of science has helped us fend off infectious pathogens. But we have a lot to learn from the people who lived and died during epidemics.

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  6. scan of human brain
    Health & Medicine

    COVID-19 can affect the brain. New clues hint at how

    Anxiety, depression and strokes can occur after infection, leaving experts to determine how the virus affects the brain.

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  7. black and white photo of men on cots in an airplane hangar
    Health & Medicine

    Epidemics have happened before and they’ll happen again. What will we remember?

    A century’s worth of science has helped us fend off infectious pathogens. But we have a lot to learn from the people who lived and died during epidemics.

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  8. nurse with COVID-19 patient
    Health & Medicine

    Preventing dangerous blood clots from COVID-19 is proving tricky

    Clinical trials of blood-clotting drugs have begun in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, as excessive clotting remains a complication of the disease.

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  9. Anisakis parasites on a salmon fillet
    Animals

    Parasitic worm populations are skyrocketing in some fish species used in sushi

    Fishes worldwide harbor 283 times the number of Anisakis worms as fishes in the 1970s. Whether that’s a sign of environmental decline or recovery is unclear.

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  10. kids with mosquito bed nets
    Health & Medicine

    Treating mosquitoes may be a new way to fight malaria

    A lab test suggests it may be possible to treat mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite to stop disease transmission.

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  11. nerve cells in hippocampi
    Neuroscience

    Human brains make new nerve cells — and lots of them — well into old age

    In humans, new neurons are still born in old brains, new research suggests.

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  12. elephants
    Health & Medicine

    A resurrected gene may protect elephants from cancer

    Researchers have found another gene that may play a role in explaining elephants’ cancer resistance.

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