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On day 3 of the Experimental Biology conference, I listened to a fascinating talk on cognitive dysfunction following chemotherapy, how we can study it, and how we might go about treating it. Check it out.

Apple's explosive sales, pondering a Yahoo-Hulu marriage, Spotify's American success, and more.

Behold the halo effect of the new commercial space biz : Zero-G , a Vienna, Va.-based company that specializes in flying passengers on modified jets to simulate orbital weightlessness, just got safety approval to train passengers and crew for simple space flight. And lest you begin worrying this new era is all about pointless fun and not science, the company can help researchers prepare their gear before flying it into space

Earlier this month, we looked at the X-Ar, an exoskeletal support that attaches to the arm and shoulders, allowing users to keep their X-Ar-attached arms outstretched for hours on end. Now we have video of the gadget in action. The device, manufactured by Equipois, could prove invaluable to anyone who works with their arms all day--think surgeons, jewelers, and factory workers