Neuroscience
Uncovering the neural basis for hypothetical thinking in rats
Coffee or tea? Sweater or coat? These decisions seem simple, but they require you to consider how the future might play out.
Jan 31, 2020
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Neuroscience
Inputs to the motor cortex make dexterous movements possible in mice
In a sleepy haze, reaching out and grabbing the coffee cup in front of you seems to happen on autopilot. But your caffeine-deprived brain is working hard. It's collecting sensory information and other kinds of feedback—clues ...
Dec 25, 2019
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Neuroscience
How neural circuits form in a developing embryo
Neurons, take your places.
Sep 26, 2019
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Medical research
Cellular hitchhikers may hold a key to understanding ALS
For long-distance transportation within the cell, RNA molecules rely on hitchhiking.
Sep 19, 2019
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Neuroscience
MouseLight project maps 1,000 neurons (and counting) in the mouse brain
Scientists are batting a thousand in a project to reconstruct the mouse brain's wiring diagram.
Sep 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
'Voltron' imaging tool captures brain cell action in living animals
Luke Lavis has spent years developing fluorescent dyes in every color of the rainbow. The super-bright, long-lasting dyes have been used in labs around the world and have helped make Nobel Prize-winning microscopy advances ...
Aug 1, 2019
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Medical research
Viral strains that cause 'stomach flu' don't all look alike
Stomach bugs come in different sizes.
Jun 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Astrocytes protect neurons from toxic buildup
Astrocytes are overtaxed neurons' pit crew.
May 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The flu virus's ability to mutate may sometimes be its downfall
One of influenza virus's main weapons is actually a double-edged sword.
May 31, 2019
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Medical research
Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection
The patient, a 15-year-old girl, had come to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for a double lung transplant. It was the summer of 2017, and her lungs were struggling to reach even a third of their normal function. She ...
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