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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Health & Medicine

    Low-cal longevity questioned

    Limited food intake in rhesus monkeys fails to extend the animals’ survival, in a departure from earlier reports.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Brain learns while you snooze

    Mind can make associations between smells and sounds during sleep.

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  3. Humans

    Young scientists make the cut

    With the naming of the 30 finalists, middle school students will vie for top prize in national Broadcom MASTERS competition.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Infrared light offers promise of laser-sharp cancer therapy

    Laser technique targets tumors with reduced risk of side effects compared with conventional chemotherapy.

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  5. Humans

    Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, dies at 82

    Apollo 11 commander held true to his engineering roots.

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  6. Life

    Kick in the gut may lead to IBD

    Short-term infection could create conditions for long-term intestinal illness, a study suggests.

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  7. Humans

    Language family may have Anatolian origins

    Major language family started in Anatolia 8,000 years ago or more, a contentious analysis concludes.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Tattoo rashes linked to ink

    Tainted supplies caused outbreak of stubborn bacterial skin infections.

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  9. Life

    Antibiotics linked to fat buildup

    Research in mice implicates changes in gut microbe mix; study in infants finds excess weight gain after use of the drugs.

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  10. Humans

    Gene may boost effects of peer pressure

    DNA trait linked to tendency to be affected by high or low levels of alcohol and cigarette use in high school.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Ovulation spurred by newfound semen ingredient

    A common growth-boosting protein may act as a pregnancy-protecting hormone in humans.

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  12. Chemistry

    Supersmall lab-on-a-chip is superfast

    Two-chamber nanowire device that quickly finds diagnostic molecules in blood could be a lifesaver.

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