Scientists have created miniature brains from stem cells that developed functional neural networks. Despite being a million times smaller than
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More than just jaundice: Mouse study shows bilirubin may protect the brain: Researchers have found bilirubin plays a unique role in protecting the brain
In studies in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have found that bilirubin, a bile pigment most commonly known
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Physicists use mathematics to trace neuro transitions
Unique in its application of a mathematical model to understand how the brain transitions from consciousness to unconscious behavior, a
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The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behavior: When we see people in trouble, we also imagine how we can help before we act
In those split seconds when people witness others in distress, neural pathways in the brain support the drive to help
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How a popular antidepressant drug could rewire the brain
Prozac®, the trade name for the drug fluoxetine, was introduced to the U.S. market for the treatment of depression in
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A NEAT discovery about memory: A noncoding RNA may play an important role in memory formation
You could call this a neat discovery. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that a tissue-specific,
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The neuroscience of autism: New clues for how condition begins
UNC School of Medicine scientists unveiled how a particular gene helps organize the scaffolding of brain cells called radial progenitors
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Companies battling shareholder complaints have a potent weapon-advertising
An international team of researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Adelaide, Hanken School of Economics, and Maastricht University published
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Cancer-fighting combination targets glioblastoma
Researchers have paired a specialized diet and a tumor-fighting drug and found the non-toxic combination helps to destroy the two
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New evidence supports surgery for rare type of brain lymphoma: Comprehensive review of published studies suggests surgery beneficial for one type of primary central nervous system lymphoma
Through a systematic review of published studies going back 50 years, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a
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