| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Prionlike protein stores memories: fruit fly study offers clues to mechanism for remembering. |
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Dec 10, 2016 |
453 |
| Parkinson's may begin in the gut: in mice, proteins linked to the disease moved up to the brain. |
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Dec 10, 2016 |
618 |
| Hot and spicy pain signals get blocked in naked mole-rats. |
Brief article |
Nov 12, 2016 |
169 |
| Time to retire the 5-second rule. |
Brief article |
Oct 29, 2016 |
214 |
| Brain's physical structure aids wiring: stiffness and softness determine how nerve cells' axons move. |
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Oct 15, 2016 |
425 |
| GluMI cells are anything but. |
Brief article |
Oct 1, 2016 |
166 |
| Alzheimer's drug shows promise: in small clinical trial, antibody reduced brain plaques. |
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Oct 1, 2016 |
696 |
| 'Neural dust' listens to muscles, nerves: tiny ultrasonic implant can detect electrical activity in rats. |
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Sep 3, 2016 |
441 |
| Fentanyl's fatal toll is rising: deaths linked to opioid's rapid effects on chest muscles. |
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Sep 3, 2016 |
1283 |
| Gaming the brain: computer experiment throws shade on neuroscience methods. |
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Sep 3, 2016 |
1558 |
| Antibiotics might fight Alzheimer's: mouse study links gut bacteria changes to brain plaque buildup. |
|
Aug 20, 2016 |
398 |
| New brain map is most detailed yet. |
Brief article |
Aug 20, 2016 |
199 |
| Young brain must learn to feed itself: in infant mice, hungry nerve cells may aid development. |
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Jul 23, 2016 |
445 |
| Well-timed exercise aids memory. |
Brief article |
Jul 23, 2016 |
187 |
| The mature mind: when it comes to the brain, aging starts early. |
|
Jul 23, 2016 |
2902 |
| Morphine can prolong rats' pain: experiment suggests another drawback to using opioids. |
|
Jul 9, 2016 |
371 |
| Autism tied to aberrant sense of touch: in mice, mutations in skin nerve cells cause behavioral problems. |
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Jul 9, 2016 |
563 |
| Alzheimer's culprit may fight germs: Amyloid-beta protein attacks pathogens in mice, worms. |
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Jun 25, 2016 |
507 |
| Wiping out gut bacteria impairs brain. |
Brief article |
Jun 25, 2016 |
201 |
| Brain waves in REM sleep help store memories. |
Brief article |
Jun 11, 2016 |
231 |
| Left brain stands guard while asleep: vigilance in unfamiliar places may serve as safety measure. |
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May 28, 2016 |
452 |
| How ketamine really fights depression: in mice, drug's metabolite eases symptoms without side effects. |
Brief article |
May 28, 2016 |
330 |
| Role of iron in Parkinson's debated: data conflict on whether too much or too little metal raises risk. |
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May 28, 2016 |
1245 |
| Misguided math: faulty Bayesian reasoning may explain some mental disorders. |
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May 28, 2016 |
2728 |
| Synapses lost in early Alzheimer's: overactive immune cells point to path to fight brain disease. |
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Apr 30, 2016 |
713 |
| Hippocampus makes 'social' maps: brain structure is not limited to tracking physical locations. |
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Apr 30, 2016 |
472 |
| Forgetting can be hard work for the brain. |
Brief article |
Apr 30, 2016 |
189 |
| Lip-readers 'hear' silent words. |
Brief article |
Apr 30, 2016 |
153 |
| Fear takes many paths in brain: drug elicits anxiety in people without working amygdalae. |
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Apr 30, 2016 |
361 |
| Lost memories retrieved for mice: study sheds light on early stages of Alzheimer's disease. |
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Apr 16, 2016 |
504 |
| Explaining Henry VIII's erratic behavior. |
Brief article |
Apr 2, 2016 |
206 |
| Microbes and the mind: the bacteria in our guts may help decide who gets anxiety and depression. |
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Apr 2, 2016 |
2415 |
| Putting the mind's healing powers to the test. |
Book review |
Mar 19, 2016 |
403 |
| Mice offer clues to concussion risk: brain needs time to recover between hits, study suggests. |
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Mar 5, 2016 |
438 |
| Early signing benefits deaf kids later on: exposure to sign language from birth may enhance mental skills. |
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Mar 5, 2016 |
321 |
| Tiny brains made in lab dishes. |
Brief article |
Mar 5, 2016 |
166 |
| Cancer drug's effect against Alzheimer's debated. |
Brief article |
Mar 5, 2016 |
278 |
| Sneaky virus delivers the goods to brain cells. |
Brief article |
Mar 5, 2016 |
200 |
| Schizophrenia tied to synapse pruning: variants of immune system gene implicated in mental disorder. |
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Feb 20, 2016 |
547 |
| Brain waves could guide anesthesia: network connections weaker in those who go under easily. |
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Feb 20, 2016 |
388 |
| Pain produces memory gain: high heat improves recall of objects a year later, study finds. |
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Feb 6, 2016 |
482 |
| Test tells viruses from bacteria: gene behavior can distinguish what's causing an infection. |
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Jan 23, 2016 |
712 |
| Elusive transition state captured: crossover point in molecule's transformation detailed. |
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Jan 23, 2016 |
353 |
| Shrub cells are true to form. |
Brief article |
Jan 9, 2016 |
189 |
| Potent-pot users show brain damage: more THC associated with weakness in key white matter tract. |
Brief article |
Jan 9, 2016 |
311 |
| Eyes hard at work can make ears go temporarily deaf. |
Brief article |
Jan 9, 2016 |
139 |
| Alzheimer's drugs' unexpected effect: antibody treatments make mice's nerve cells hyperactive. |
|
Dec 26, 2015 |
318 |
| Testes battle brain for selenium: in mice, these organs compete when nutrient levels are low. |
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Dec 26, 2015 |
383 |
| Brain's GPS cells map time, distance: neurons that monitor location have many jobs, rat study find. |
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Dec 12, 2015 |
507 |
| Blood-brain barrier jiggled loose to deliver medicine. |
Brief article |
Dec 12, 2015 |
238 |
| Nerve cells could block urge to scratch: neurons in spinal cord may curb itch caused by light tap on skin. |
Report |
Nov 28, 2015 |
402 |
| Nets full of holes snag memories: mesh that wraps nerve cells may store long-term info. |
Report |
Nov 14, 2015 |
431 |
| Signs of Huntington's appear in youth: adult-onset disorder may affect children's brain development. |
Report |
Nov 14, 2015 |
300 |
| Sex influences ability to read crowd's emotions. |
Report |
Nov 14, 2015 |
212 |
| Head rush: blood exerts a powerful influence on the brain. |
|
Nov 14, 2015 |
2391 |
| Adolescent brains open to change: teens' neural wiring is extra sensitive to outside influences. |
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Oct 31, 2015 |
1218 |
| DNA varies from neuron to neuron: neighboring nerve cells can have distinct genetic makeups. |
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Oct 31, 2015 |
530 |
| Caffeine resets body's circadian clock: after-dinner coffee could induce 40-minute delay, study shows. |
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Oct 17, 2015 |
439 |
| Alzheimer's acts like prion disease: misfolded proteins implicated in more neurological disorders. |
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Oct 17, 2015 |
1488 |
| Diagnosing what caused a medieval trembling hand. |
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Oct 17, 2015 |
336 |
| Altered protein makes mice smart: genetic tweak points to future treatment for schizophrenia. |
Brief article |
Sep 19, 2015 |
285 |
| Hints emerge of how the brain visualizes dreams. |
Brief article |
Sep 19, 2015 |
156 |
| Fish oil may ward off schizophrenia: promising results still need verification in larger study. |
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Sep 5, 2015 |
348 |
| How brain-eating amoebas really kill: infection with Naegleria fowleri triggers fatal immune response. |
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Aug 22, 2015 |
429 |
| Rat brains have a speedometer: specialized nerve cells fire faster when feet are fleet. |
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Aug 8, 2015 |
486 |
| Sugar may put you to sleep: glucose triggers nerve cells to spur drowsiness in mice. |
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Aug 8, 2015 |
470 |
| How screams shatter the brain. |
Brief article |
Aug 8, 2015 |
184 |
| Autism's journey from shadows to light. |
Book review |
Aug 8, 2015 |
443 |
| Wrinkled brain mimics paper ball: power law relationship for folding applies across species. |
Report |
Jul 25, 2015 |
466 |
| Homunculus reimagined. |
Brief article |
Jul 25, 2015 |
160 |
| Female's nose can block male odors: during infertile periods, mice are oblivious to possible mates. |
Brief article |
Jul 11, 2015 |
306 |
| Alzheimer's spares music memories: disease may not harm brain areas linked to song familiarity. |
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Jul 11, 2015 |
316 |
| Gene crucial for feeling pain found: discovery may lead to better drugs for chronic sufferers. |
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Jun 27, 2015 |
307 |
| Cerebellum may foster creativity: activity in brain region grew while people played Pictionary. |
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Jun 27, 2015 |
427 |
| Brain on display. |
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Jun 13, 2015 |
346 |
| Fruit flies flee from shadows: faux predators instigate response suggestive of fear. |
Report |
Jun 13, 2015 |
557 |
| Trip to Mars could damage brain cells: Mimic of cosmic radiation led to memory, learning woes in mice. |
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May 30, 2015 |
335 |
| Catching z's may snag memories too: sleep study in fruit flies raises hope for Alzheimer's patients. |
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May 16, 2015 |
370 |
| Brain hack: consumers take their neurons into their own hands. |
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Nov 15, 2014 |
2777 |
| Sleep drunkenness:\SLEEP DRUHN-kuhn-ness\n. |
Brief article |
Nov 1, 2014 |
127 |
| Muscles make natural antidepressant: exercise blocks brain toxin linked to stress, mouse study shows. |
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Nov 1, 2014 |
544 |
| The brain sorts words during sleep. |
Brief article |
Oct 18, 2014 |
175 |
| Laser light rewrites memories in mice: nerve cells in the hippocampus help modify recollections. |
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Oct 4, 2014 |
706 |
| Treatment may aid babies with autism: changing how parents interact with children shows promise. |
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Oct 4, 2014 |
380 |
| Electrical pulses to the brain may bring memory gains. |
Brief article |
Oct 4, 2014 |
190 |
| Some brain scans may be misleading: busy neurons don't always draw blood, mouse study finds. |
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Sep 20, 2014 |
366 |
| Study may explain how pain saps will: motivation in mice drained by molecule muffling reward cells. |
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Sep 20, 2014 |
362 |
| Prosthesis uses arms to tell legs to move. |
Brief article |
Sep 20, 2014 |
156 |
| Hippocampus helps pigeon roaming: birds without the brain structures take fewer detours. |
Brief article |
Sep 6, 2014 |
274 |
| Genetic links to schizophrenia found: newly discovered DNA changes may underlie mental disorder. |
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Aug 23, 2014 |
580 |
| Early Parkinson's drug use may be OK: taking levodopa long-term doesn't increase side effects. |
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Aug 23, 2014 |
399 |
| 'Alive Inside' touches hearts and brains with music. |
Movie review |
Aug 23, 2014 |
384 |
| Electrode turns consciousness on and off: woman lost awareness, though appeared awake, when part of her brain was stimulated. |
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Aug 9, 2014 |
680 |
| Frequent marijuana use may affect dopamine response. |
Brief article |
Aug 9, 2014 |
158 |
| Hubs go awry in brain disorders: schizophrenia, Alzheimer's target connection centers. |
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Jul 26, 2014 |
513 |
| Sunbathing may boost endorphins in the body and brain: mice produce feel-good molecule in response to regular exposure to ultraviolet light. |
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Jul 26, 2014 |
570 |
| Crayfish get anxious too. |
Brief article |
Jul 26, 2014 |
135 |
| Sleep strengthens brain connections: mice allowed to snooze show signs of solidified learning. |
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Jul 12, 2014 |
491 |
| Stress hormone kicks brain cells into gear. |
Brief article |
Jul 12, 2014 |
192 |
| Rats feel regret, experiment finds: rodents may lament missed opportunities for food. |
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Jul 12, 2014 |
752 |