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New hope for earlier treatment might be on the horizon for people suffering the most severe form of depression.

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A fascinating new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has revealed an unexpected potential benefit of ...

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A curious link between Alzheimer's and insulin resistance is now so well-established, the neurodegenerative disease is ...

From within a glowing web expanding outward from an epic explosion, a dead star is flashing pulses of radio light at Earth.

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