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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Life

    Antibiotics may make fighting flu harder

    The drugs kill helpful bacteria that keep the immune system primed against viral infections.

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  2. Humans

    Iron Age goldsmith retooled

    An ancient warrior's tomb brings back jewelry making from 2,400 years ago.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Body & Brain

    The brain 'sees' Braille, plus engineered urethras and baseball practice swings in this week's news.

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  4. Humans

    In-laws transformed early human society

    A study of today's hunter-gatherers finds marital relationships help spread a social fabric.

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  5. Humans

    Burying potential conflicts of interest

    A new study reports evidence that few meta-analyses of human drug trials identify who funded the those trials, even though such information could be useful in identifying potential conflicts of interest

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Digging into the roots of lupus

    Two new studies implicate common white blood cells called neutrophils in this autoimmune disease.

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  7. Humans

    Missing bits of DNA may define humans

    Genetic information lost along the way may have led to bigger brains and spineless penises, among other traits.

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  8. Life

    Anxiety switch makes mice shy no more

    Brain-control experiments could help shed light on psychiatric disorders

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  9. Health & Medicine

    ‘Diabetes Belt’ outlined

    The Deep South and Appalachia show a high prevalence linked to obesity, poor educational achievement and a sedentary lifestyle, a study shows. 

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Stretchy electronics aid heart surgery

    New balloon catheters may help cardiologists treat common cardiac problems.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Alpha wave may affect sleep quality

    A type of brain activity once considered diagnostic of wakefulness persists during slumber, and the more intense it is the more easily a person can be jolted awake.

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  12. Psychology

    A man lost in musical time

    A man who can’t feel music’s pulse or move in time to it provides initial clues to ‘beat deafness.’

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