It's a well-established fact that every cell in your body responds to physical touch. They don't all react in exactly the same way—a cell in your spleen won't jump like a frightened cat if it gets poked by a needle. But ...
Feb 24, 2023
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New research builds upon growing evidence demonstrating the importance of rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta) as a model for the core social impairments observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Jan 16, 2023
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For most of human history if you wanted to know what was going on behind someone's eyes you had to make your best guess. But since the 1960s scientists have been studying the way eye movements may help decode people's thoughts. ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Genetic mutations cause hundreds of unsolved and untreatable disorders. Among them, DNA mutations in a small percentage of cells, called mosaic mutations, are extremely difficult to detect because they exist in a tiny percentage ...
Jan 3, 2023
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"Seeing eye to eye" is an expression of harmony, but do different people literally see the same thing when they view the same external world?
Dec 27, 2022
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A recent study by York University researchers suggests an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technique they developed is considerably more effective than the human eye when it comes to predicting therapy outcomes in ...
Dec 19, 2022
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New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul—or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions.
Dec 13, 2022
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Since he was a kid Hal Blumenfeld has wondered about the nature of human consciousness.
Dec 8, 2022
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An interdisciplinary research team led by UCLA found that a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for eye disease, verteporfin, stopped the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Their ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Things are busy on a rainy Saturday afternoon when I make a trip to the mall to finalize some back-to-school shopping. I pass by a lot of people, including several parents with young children under two years old, in strollers, ...
Oct 26, 2022
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