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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Humans

    One in five has no regular doctor

    Not "needing" a doc is a primary justification.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Shingles vaccine linked to lower disease risk

    People 60 and over who get the shot are 55 percent less likely to develop the ailment, a large survey shows.

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  3. Humans

    Ancient farmers swiftly spread westward

    A sudden influx of Neolithic farmers in southern Europe led to agricultural practices still in play today.

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  4. Psychology

    Lonely teardrops

    Women’s tears appear to contain an odorless substance that, when sniffed, lowers men’s sexual arousal.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Possible relief for irritable bowel

    Those taking an antibiotic whose effects are localized to the intestines fared better than patients getting a placebo pill, two trials find.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Second chicken pox shot boosts coverage

    Giving a follow-up vaccination increases coverage to more than 98 percent of kids who receive it, a study finds.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    How the brain shops

    Using implanted electrodes, researchers find individual neurons associated with attaching value to objects.

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  8. Humans

    How to hear above the cocktail party din

    Simply repeating a sound in different acoustic environments may allow listeners to focus in on it, experiments suggest.

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  9. Humans

    Calendar marks chemistry milestones

    January 1, 2011, ushers in the International Year of Chemistry. The American Chemical Society has compiled on online calendar that points to landmark events and trivia to celebrate.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    The Killer of Little Shepherds:

    A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science by Douglas Starr.

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  11. Humans

    Babies may sense others’ worldviews earlier than thought

    New study suggests 7-month-olds can recognize that other people's beliefs don't always match reality.

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  12. Humans

    Google a bedbug today

    With no good technological solutions, entomologists call on the public to remain eternally vigilant against a resurgent foe.

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