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·July 12, 2025·5 min read

Gene Key to MS Immune Regulation Discovered

New research has identified the gene Egr-1 as a critical regulator of immune balance, offering hope for autoimmune disease therapies. In a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, loss of Egr-1 led to reduced regulatory T cell activity and heightened inflammation. T

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·June 4, 2025·4 min read

AI Model Maps Brain Dynamics to Boost Mental Health Diagnosis

A new adaptive brain modeling framework offers fresh hope for objective diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders, which currently lack reliable neuroimaging biomarkers. Using an enhanced version of the Landau-Stuart oscillator model, researchers simulated brain activity to better capture individual-specific neural dynamics.

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·December 28, 2023·5 min read

Uncovering Data Collection Practices in Student Research

A new study delves into the often opaque world of student data collection practices in research projects. Questionable and potentially fraudulent behaviors during data collection were investigated, revealing insights into student misconduct.

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·November 6, 2019·5 min read

Scientists should have sex and gender on the brain

Incorporating sex (the biological attributes distinguishing males, females, or intersex individuals) and gender (psychological, social, and cultural factors which affect how a human identifies in society) could help improve scientific research, reduce bias and create new opportunities for innovation.

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·January 19, 2016·6 min read

Human and Animal Research Gap Bridged by Memory Test for Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's disease research has been enhanced by researchers who have developed a comparable test of memory and learning for humans from a commonly used mouse experiment.

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·November 19, 2015·2 min read

NIH Stops Supporting Biomedical Research on Chimpanzees

The NIH announces they will no longer support research on chimpanzees.

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·April 10, 2013·2 min read

Reliability of Neuroscience Research Questioned

New research questions the reliability of neuroscience studies, concluding that results could be misleading due to low statistical power.

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·May 24, 2012·4 min read

Workshop to Examine Optogenetic Approaches for Treating Diseases Associated With Vision Loss Announced

Foundation Fighting Blindness and Mass. Eye and Ear Host June 1 Optogenetics Workshop to Fast-Track Innovative Approaches to Save and...

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·April 1, 2011·3 min read

Google Science Fair 2011 – Global Science Competition for Teenagers

This post is sponsored by Unruly Media. Teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 years old are invited to...

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·October 11, 2010·5 min read

First Clinical Trial of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy in the World Begins

Human embryonic stem cell therapy is being tried on a human for the first time in a new clinical trial....

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·July 16, 2010·2 min read

Protective Brain Hypothesis Confirmed – Larger Brains Live Longer

Large brains have been correlated with longevity in some animals. Despite many problems created by large brains such as energy consumption and birthing difficulties, species with large brains have been shown to live longer than those with smaller brains.