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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Health & Medicine

    Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells

    Cancer cells transfer mitochondria through nanotubes to healthy neighboring cells, turning them into tumor-supporting accomplices, a new study shows.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    More young U.S. adults report trouble with memory and focus

    From 2013 to 2023, the prevalence of self-reported difficulties with memory, concentration and decision-making nearly doubled among young adults.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Pasteurization destroys H5N1 bird flu in milk

    Tests show pasteurized dairy with H5N1 remnants did not cause illness in mice, supporting safety of milk during outbreaks.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    In a first, Huntington’s disease is slowed by an experimental treatment

    An experimental gene therapy slowed Huntington’s by up to 75 percent in a small clinical trial. While not a cure, it may give patients longer lives.

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  5. Anthropology

    An ancient Chinese skull might change how we see our human roots

    Digital reconstruction of a partially crushed skull suggests new insight into Homo sapiens’ evolutionary relationship to Denisovans and Neandertals.

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  6. Psychology

    Striking moments make previous memories stronger

    Emotional events help solidify memories. The findings may one day help students study or trauma survivors recover.

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  7. Microbes

    Staph bacteria are bad at letting go

    Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment between microbe and skin and make infections hard to shake.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment

    The FDA plans to add a warning to Tylenol’s label and OK use of a drug for autism. Researchers say there’s little data to support either move.

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  9. Neuroscience

    Lung cancer plugs into the mouse brain

    Exploring the relationship between cancer cells and nerve cells, which can signal tumors to grow, could unearth ways to slow disease.

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  10. Humans

    Staying on the keto diet long term could carry health risks

    Months on a high-fat keto diet put mice at risk for cardiovascular disease and impaired insulin secretion.

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  11. Animals

    Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

    Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    A handheld ‘bone printer’ shows promise in animal tests

    Demonstrated in rabbits, the 3-D printer might someday print bone grafts directly onto fractures, complete with antibiotics to ease healing.

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