MeSH tree: A09
Mice make use of rapid nerve cell interactions in the brain's smell center to distinguish one odor from another, a new study shows. Both mice and humans can rapidly identify odors, researchers say, in a small fraction of ...
Apr 14, 2026
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The human body is often described as a marvel of "perfect design": elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, when we look closer, a rather different picture emerges.
Apr 11, 2026
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A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study has uncovered surprising new details about how our eyes process what we see. When we look at something, our visual system breaks down different aspects of the scene—such as color, ...
Apr 9, 2026
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Researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Hyderabad have identified a mammalian protein, Cnpy1 (Canopy1), that is essential for the survival and function of vomeronasal sensory neurons in mice. Published ...
Apr 7, 2026
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The human eye can see with exceptional detail, allowing people to read fine print, recognize faces across the room, and take in the features in nature. Scientists have long debated how this sharp vision works at the cellular ...
Apr 4, 2026
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Imagine being able to assess how healthy the front of our eyes are not only in hospitals, but also in remote eye-screening camps, elderly-care facilities, pharmacies, or even train stations. That is the future a research ...
Apr 2, 2026
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Scientists led by Botond Roska at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) and collaborators have identified genetic pathways and compounds capable of protecting cone photoreceptors from the degeneration ...
Mar 30, 2026
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Getting a tattoo can be a thrilling, albeit painful, experience. About one-third of Australians have a tattoo, with many getting inked as a rite of passage.
Mar 22, 2026
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Serious diseases affecting the transparent part of the eye, called the cornea, are very difficult to treat because this structure lacks blood vessels and has little capacity for regeneration and repair. Many patients with ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Dark, diamond-shaped spots in inner ear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are not always signs of pathological changes—they can simply result from how a person is positioned in the scanner. A pilot study at the Karl ...
Feb 17, 2026
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