THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: States Plan for Constitutional Convention 建国史话(16):各自为政的13州 Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week in our series, we be

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The first train arriving at the newly opened WTC Cortlandt platform was met with cheers and excitement Saturday. I cant believe that the 17 years now it gonna stop here once again. The renovated station features a marble mosaic titled Chorus by artis

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And experience in a country with enormous numbers of war wounds has led to techniques that heal them more quickly. A Harvard team developed the new technologies. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports the work was inspired by one scientist's

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: People who get migraines may soon have access to a new type of drug. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on the first medications designed specifically to prevent migraine attacks. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: More than 10 percent of us get the

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: A large coalition of brain researchers has unveiled a plan to redefine Alzheimer's disease. The goal here is to study Alzheimer's by focusing on biological changes in the brain rather than symptoms like memory loss. NPR's Jon Ham

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now the story of a man with an injury that changed our understanding of the brain. The man was Phineas Gage, and he died 157 years ago today. Gage became famous for surviving an accident that drove an iron rod through h

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now the story of two Marines whose brains may have been injured by the powerful weapons they once fired. Military scientists are investigating whether the blast waves from these shoulder-fired weapons can damage a shooter's brain.

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Every year, more than 1 million children and adolescents sustain a concussion. The symptoms may vanish in days or last for months. And right now, doctors usually cannot predict how long the recovery will take. That could be chang

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