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Miniature treadmills accelerate studies on insect walking

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Scientists engineer tiny linear and split-belt treadmills to understand how fruit flies walk.


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Addressing Alzheimer’s in American Indian communities

Trainees in the $11 million program will learn to identify early symptoms of dementia and preventative measures.

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Study findings may help explain why we keep getting colds

By simultaneously circulating many versions of itself, the rhinovirus ups the odds that it will latch onto people who are not immune.

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Community feedback helps docs discuss errors with patients

In a study, resident physicians’ communication skills improved with a smartphone-based test in which laypeople provided scoring and feedback.

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Suicide rates differ in subgroups of young Asian Americans

A study identifies communities at relatively higher risk, and aims to help develop targeted, culturally appropriate interventions.

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Why men should be screened for the ‘breast cancer gene’

Study: Male carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA 2 mutations are at higher risk of prostate, pancreatic, breast cancers.


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