The brain's neural activity—long implicated in disorders ranging from dementia to epilepsy—also plays a role in human aging and life span, according to research led by scientists in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard ...
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Two fruit flies meet in an acrylic mating chamber and check each other out. It's the insect version of speed dating for science.
Jul 13, 2018
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In recent years, cannabidiol, a compound derived from cannabis plants, has begun popping up more and more in everyday life. Now legal in most U.S. states, the cannabinoid commonly known as CBD can be found in supermarkets ...
Jul 15, 2022
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"Use it or lose it" goes the adage, applied liberally to everything from our muscles to our minds, especially as we age.
Feb 15, 2023
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Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese technique that has been used for millennia to treat chronic pain and other health problems associated with inflammation, yet the scientific basis of the technique remains poorly understood.
Nov 1, 2021
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Modern neuroscience, for all its complexity, can trace its roots directly to a series of pen-and-paper sketches rendered by Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Mar 30, 2018
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New lab-based studies show that two existing drugs, including one developed by a researcher at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, inhibit SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—from infecting human ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Mammals have an exquisitely tuned sensory system that tells them whether they are smelling an orange or a rose. Like keys on a piano keyboard, each component of an odor blend strikes only one chord of olfactory neuron activation. ...
May 26, 2016
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After eating a meal, you can thank your vagus nerve for sensing and signaling that feeling of fullness to your brain. That same nerve also detects nutrients and controls digestion.
May 27, 2016
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A new study demonstrates what researchers consider conclusive evidence that the red wine compound resveratrol directly activates a protein that promotes health and longevity in animal models. What's more, the researchers ...
Mar 7, 2013
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