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Studying mice of different ages, Stanford Medicine scientists and colleagues found that neurons involved in spatial memory become less reliable later in life.

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Arkansas native Norman Jones, a towering drag performer who won the first-ever Miss Gay America pageant and the driving force ...

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A rare 13th century gravoir has been found in an excavation of Eilean Donan Castle in the Highlands. A gravoir is an ancient ...