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HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Lauren Gravitz	Live Long and Prosper Mix amyloid plaques with longevity and you get mice that not only live longer, but healthier too.
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HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Corinna Wu	Mouse Cam Tracking techniques offer a long-term view into the mouse brain.
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HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Janelle Weaver	Leading a Double Life with CSF Lucky for us, the organs in our bodies come with a self-repair kit. Though regularly bombarded by harmful bacteria, more often than not they manage to heal themselves. How this happens has puzzled scientists, but now there may be some answers.
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Reactive Reports October 2006 David Bradley	Drink Up! Lest We Forget There is potentially good news for red wine lovers whose favorite tipple is Cabernet Sauvignon. Researchers have found that moderate consumption of Cabernet Sauvignon can attenuate neural degradation in laboratory mice with Alzheimer's disease.
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