Our state of arousal—being fearful, agitated, or calm—can significantly affect our ability to make optimal decisions, judgments, and actions in real-world dynamic environments. Imagine, for instance, walking across a ...
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Of all the parts of the human body, the stubby little discs between the bones in the spine represent one of the more remarkable feats of nature's design.
Mar 11, 2019
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In 1906, English statistician Francis Galton happened to visit a livestock fair where fairgoers were invited to guess the dressed weight of an ox scheduled for imminent slaughter. Some 800 attendees took part and afterwards ...
Feb 22, 2019
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Vanderbilt University engineering researchers took a major step toward building a "brain in a dish:" They cultured induced pluripotent stem cells into a successful three-dimensional blood-brain barrier model.
Feb 22, 2019
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There are more than 290,000 people estimated to be living in the United States with a spinal cord injury. Previously, it has been shown that it is possible to restore some function to young and healthy patients within a few ...
Jan 31, 2019
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A new drug shows potential to halt cancer cells' growth by stunting the cells' biological clock.
Jan 23, 2019
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A biomarker for multiple sclerosis that could be an early warning for the disease has shown promise in both human and animal testing.
Dec 19, 2018
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Scientists in Anant Madabhushi's computational imaging lab at Case Western Reserve University have started thinking outside the box—or in their case, looking outside the tumor.
Dec 18, 2018
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Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is often referred to as the "invisible injury—while on the surface everything seems normal with brain structure, symptoms may present themselves in the behavior of the injured and cannot ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Itch is easily one of the most annoying sensations. For chronic skin diseases like eczema, it's a major symptom. Although it gives temporary relief, scratching only makes things worse because it can cause skin damage, additional ...
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