Fat tissue, for as much as it's been vilified, is an incredibly complex and essential bodily organ involved in energy storage and hormone production, among other functions. Yet, modern lifestyles have led to a worldwide epidemic ...
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Complex cognition and behavior, in animals and humans alike, hinges on information flowing across a network of deeply interconnected brain cells. For scientists, the scale of that network posed a major obstacle to better ...
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An Imperial-developed tiny microscope that can be steered through small bodily spaces during surgery has entered its next phase of laboratory trials.
Nov 1, 2022
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Scientists are applying astronomical techniques to identify moles that may develop into the skin cancer melanoma. Astronomers regularly take images of the sky, producing software to map set targets over time. This technology ...
Jul 14, 2022
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After more than a century of study, the significance of brain waves—the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of groups of brain cells—is still not fully known. An especially underappreciated aspect of the phenomenon ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Computers are more accurate than humans at detecting digitally manipulated ID photos, which merge the images of two people, new research has found.
Aug 1, 2019
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For more than a century, neuroscientists have known that nerve cells talk to one another across the small gaps between them, a process known as synaptic transmission (synapses are the connections between neurons). Information ...
Jul 27, 2016
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People with a newly identified genetic variant perform better on certain types of memory tests, a discovery that may point the way to new treatments for the memory impairments caused by Alzheimer's disease or other age-associated ...
Nov 12, 2014
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