How is the retina formed? And how do neurons differentiate to become individual components of the visual system? By focusing
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Similarities in human, chimpanzee, and bonobo eye color patterns revealed
Studies have suggested that the contrast between the white of human eyes — known as the sclerae — and the
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Share your goals — but be careful whom you tell: Tell your aspirations to higher-status people, study suggests
If you want to achieve a goal, make sure you share your objective with the right person. In a new
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Shrinking brain tumors and opening the door for targeted cancer therapies
A new drug, known as IP1867B, could be used for future treatments of brain tumours. Dr Richard Hill led the
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How some older brains decline before people realize it
Some older adults without noticeable cognitive problems have a harder time than younger people in separating irrelevant information from what
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New treatment could become first targeted therapy designed for ‘untreatable’ childhood brain cancer
A new type of drug that targets a genetic weakness in an untreatable childhood brain cancer could become the first
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New chemical probe for visualizing brain immune cells
Researchers in South Korea and Singapore have, for the first time, developed a chemical probe that enables live-imaging of a
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Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains
Society’s expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a
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Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks: NIH study suggests our brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memories
In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers found that our brains may solidify the memories of
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Famous cancer-fighting gene also protects against birth defects
New research has revealed how the famous tumour suppressor gene p53 is surprisingly critical for development of the neural tube
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