By the time she was in high school in New York City, Teleah Slater, '16, knew she wanted to quit the regimen of hair straightening she'd experienced since childhood. She'd long suspected that the chemical burns she'd sometimes ...
Jul 11, 2016
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In keeping with the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy's (SIHP) mandate to inform health policy through rigorous economic analyses, a group of SIHP health economists at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy ...
May 4, 2016
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Why humans and other animals sleep is one of the remaining deep mysteries of physiology. One prominent theory in neuroscience is that sleep is when the brain replays memories "offline" to better encode them ("memory consolidation").
Mar 21, 2016
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In the fall of her first year at Brandeis, Madeline Engeler '16 was elbowed in the head while warming up before a varsity volleyball match. She fell, then got up, and later competed in the match. A few hours later, she was ...
Dec 10, 2015
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Ask even the youngest schoolchild how many senses we have and she'll tell you five—sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.
Oct 22, 2015
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Schizophrenia affects millions of people worldwide but the cause of its wide-ranging symptoms remains largely unknown.
May 7, 2015
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Think finals are stressful? Try being chased by a lion.
Mar 19, 2015
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This is the story of Abl and Src—two nearly identical protein kinases whose evolution may hold the key to unlocking new, highly specific cancer drugs.
Feb 19, 2015
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According to researchers at Brandeis University, the University of North Florida and Johns Hopkins University, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse, also called non-medical use, in their efforts to reduce opioid ...
Feb 4, 2015
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Want to ace that test tomorrow? Here's a tip: Put down the coffee and hit the sack.
Jan 23, 2015
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