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Despite talking a great game against Big Pharma, Sen. Sanders is sponsoring legislation to help the drugmakers raise costs.

This is why Venus is bone dry BBC.comHow 'Earth's twin' Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet Space.comVenus water loss is dominated by HCO+ dissociative recombination Nature.comScientists May Have Solved Mystery of Venus' Lost Water NewsweekVenus had water like Earth. We finally know how all of it evaporated India Today

New research shows people carrying 2 copies of a certain gene are more likely to have Alzheimer’s PBS NewsHourAPOE4 homozygozity represents a distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease Nature.comStudy Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimer's The New York TimesGenes known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s may actually be an inherited form of the disorder, researchers say CNNScientists claim to have found another distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’s The Guardian

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360 Video: NASA Simulation Shows a Flight Around a Black Hole NASA GoddardNew black hole visualization takes viewers beyond the brink Phys.orgWhat Happens When You Fall Into A Black Hole? Check Out NASA's Simulation NDTVNASA's Stunning New Simulation Sends You Diving Into a Black Hole ScienceAlertNASA can make you feel like you are falling into a blackhole.

Mediterranean staple may lower your risk of death from dementia, study finds CNNDementia Mortality Tied to Olive Oil Consumption Medpage TodayOlive oil could help reduce risk of dying from dementia, Harvard study says UPI NewsDementia: How daily doses of olive oil can help lower mortality risk Medical News TodayCan Olive Oil Help Lower Dementia Risk?