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Impaired energy production may explain why brain is susceptible to age-related diseases
Defective energy production in old neurons might explain why our brains are so prone to age-related diseases. Salk researchers used
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Researchers magnify the brain in motion with every heartbeat
Understanding how the brain moves — at rest and upon impact — has been crucial to understanding brain disorders, but
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Brain scientists identify ‘cross talk’ between neurons that control touch in mice: Findings may provide new insights into the connections between movement and touch
Scientists report they have uncovered a previously overlooked connection between neurons in two distinct areas of the mammalian brain. The
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Not quite a ‘double bind’ for minority women in science: Study measures disadvantage based on race, gender and ethnicity
Many studies have shown that both minority and women scientists face disadvantages in reaching the highest levels of their careers.
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Eyes in the back of the head
Spatial representations of surroundings, including those outside the visual field, are crucial for guiding movement in a three-dimensional world. The
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Breast cancer linked to the body’s internal clock
For years, doctors have associated the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations with an increased risk of breast cancer. But researchers
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Our vulnerable nervous system: What affects its protective sheaths? Researchers shed light on a complex biochemical mechanism
According to the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (German Multiple Sclerosis Society), around 200,000 people in Germany suffer from multiple sclerosis
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Why people become more prone to distraction with age: A specific brain network, the locus coeruleus, that controls our ability to focus while under stress appears to weaken as we age, interfering with our ability to focus
Older adults appear more easily distracted by irrelevant information than younger people when they experience stress or powerful emotions —
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Identity of brain stem cells clarified: Study offers important insights into how neural stem cells are regulated
The human nervous system is a complex structure that sends electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the
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