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·June 7, 2017·3 min read

How Cells Divide Tasks and Conquer Work

Study could help explain how neurons achieve greater efficiency and reliability.

Featured Psychology

·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Insomnia Associated With Increased Risk of Suicidality

According to researchers, people with insomnia are more likely to report thoughts of death and suicide during a 30 day period than those who don't suffer from sleep disturbances.

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·June 6, 2017·4 min read

How Neurons Use Crowdsourcing to Make Decisions

Researchers investigate how neurons work together to help us make decisions.

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·June 2, 2017·6 min read

A Non-Invasive Method for Deep Brain Stimulation

Researchers have come up with a new, noninvasive method of stimulating areas deep within the brain by using electrodes placed on the scalp.

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·June 1, 2017·5 min read

Baby Teeth Link Autism and Heavy Metals

According to researchers, the baby teeth of children with autism contain higher concentrations of toxic lead, and less manganese and zinc that children who are not on the spectrum.

Featured Genetics

·May 31, 2017·4 min read

Tea Consumption Leads to Epigenetic Changes in Women

According to researchers, tea consumption leads to epigenetic changes in women, involving genes associated with cancer and estrogen metabolism.

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Featured Neurology

·May 31, 2017·5 min read

Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Before Symptoms Emerge

Researchers report a cognitive test can help detect Alzheimer's in older people who express no symptoms of the disease.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 26, 2017·5 min read

Gray Matter Density Increases During Adolescence

While brain volume decreases during the transition from childhood to young adulthood, gray matter volume actually increases, researchers report.

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·May 26, 2017·5 min read

Monkey Say: Marmosets Learn to Call the Same Way Human Babies Learn to Babble

Just as a baby's babbles begin to sound more like recognizable human speech if they receive frequent vocal feedback from adults, the same kind of interaction speeds up speech acquisition in marmosets, a new study reveals.