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- Brain
Concussion: More than ‘getting your bell rung’
This common brain injury can cause serious — and lasting — damage.
- Archaeology
The return of a king
The 15th century’s Richard III has returned — or at least, his bones have.
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- Health & Medicine
Healthier mice, through X-rays
In sickly mice, small doses of radiation helped while vitamins harmed.
- Fossils
Shoulder bones fuel debate
Fossil shoulder blades suggest an ancient humanlike species may have been at home in the trees as well as on the ground.
- Health & Medicine
Magnets that kill cancer cells
Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct.
- Health & Medicine
Of fish and brain health
Moms-to-be who eat a diet rich in the right fish may pass along benefits to their children
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- Brain
The teenage brain
Adolescence triggers brain — and behavioral — changes that few kids or adults understand.