Neurons that once encoded a person's memories are now helping researchers identify genetic targets that may one day help preserve memory and slow cognitive decline in others.
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We all hunger for information. Sometimes this drive leads us to a tangible reward, such as looking up reviews to find the perfect restaurant. But often we seek knowledge as an end unto itself, as when Galileo pointed his ...
Jul 30, 2026
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Researchers from Skoltech and co-authors from AIRI have, for the first time, quantitatively assessed how somatic mutations—random DNA changes that accumulate in cells with age—limit the maximum human lifespan. The work was ...
Jul 16, 2026
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An international research team led jointly by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), the University of Göttingen and the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, has shown that nerve cells in the brain specialize ...
Jun 18, 2026
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Spinal cord injuries typically result in permanent paralysis and loss of sensation, posing significant challenges for those affected and the health care system. In most cases, spinal cord injuries are contusion injuries, ...
May 7, 2026
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Fluorescent proteins have revolutionized science, enabling researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals. Using these tools, researchers have watched viruses infect cells in real ...
Apr 26, 2026
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Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new study in mice. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that had not been mapped before. ...
Apr 22, 2026
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In a German-U.S. collaboration with the participation of the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen (ENI-G), researchers have shown that fruit flies can adapt their social behavior and learn from these experiences. These ...
Mar 10, 2026
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When you get better at a skill—recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game—sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, sharing information rather ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when the cellular sanitation machines responsible for those tasks, called lysosomes, break down or get overwhelmed, ...
Jan 22, 2026
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