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    A study finds that treatment with the broccoli-sprout extract sulforaphane improved performance on assessments for social responsiveness and verbal communication, among other indicators, of 29 men ages 13-27 with autism spectrum disorder, and that scores returned to pre-treatment levels following discontinuation of treatment.
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    A 35,000-year reconstruction of global sea level and ice volume finds no evidence of sea-level oscillations greater than 20 cm between 6,000 years ago and around 150 years ago, when sea level began to rise.
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