Featured series 
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Hearing breakthrough holds up
Gene therapy yields lasting gains for patients with inherited deafness: ‘How well it worked is really amazing.’
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Not your father’s Wild, Wild West
Megan Kate Nelson’s new book challenges myths of American frontier, finds more diverse, complex saga
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Got personal financial, medical data you’d like to keep private? Good luck.
AI and society expert warns new agentic releases to increase odds cybercriminals, hackers will be able to breach secure systems
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Blood test has potential to detect earliest signals of Alzheimer’s disease
New study suggests higher levels of pTau217 predict a faster progression, even when initial brain scans appear normal
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Why are other kids starving?
Witnessing poverty as a child sparked Luiza Lima Vieira’s quest to vanquish hunger — but first, she had to learn to listen to her own body
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How super-agers keep their brains young
In podcast, experts break down ‘biological contradiction’ of a 65-year-old with the memory of a 25-year-old — and what that means for the rest of us
Podcast
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How deep is your knowledge of the ocean?
If you’ve got thalassophobia, this research-backed quiz is not for you.
Quiz
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What makes a good student
Inner drive, integrity, open-mindedness among qualities highlighted by faculty
