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Physical fitness can lower risk of dementia, research finds
Regular exercise can delay dementia onset by 18 months, says study in British Journal of Sports Medicine
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Physical fitness can lower risk of dementia, research finds
Regular exercise can delay dementia onset by 18 months, says study in British Journal of Sports Medicine
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The Genetic Architecture of Neonatal Deer Mouse Cries Implicates the Cerebellum in the Temporal Control of an Infant Social Behavior
Vocal communication is a conserved vertebrate social behavior that begins at birth with the cries of infants. These neonatal vocal signals vary across contexts to elicit parental care that matches inf...
NEW from inside NIH: I am hearing that a “young” DOGE staffer now has access to eRA, the software system used to track/administer all NIH grants.
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A synaptic locus of song learning - Nature
Combining a computational framework and optogenetic and chemogenetic manipulations within and downstream of the cortico-basal ganglia circuit identifies the specific cortico-basal ganglia synapse...
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Octopus, squid and cuttlefish arms evolved to ‘taste’ different compounds
Octopus suckers can taste a variety of greasy, sticky molecules, while squid and cuttlefish suckers detect bitter compounds.
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Symptoms Are Nothing to Sneeze at
A surprising new “ome” for neuroscience: the “mal-effectome”
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How neuromorphic computing could improve AI
Mihai Petrovici explains what neuromorphic computing is and how it can speed up and reduce energy consumption in AI and brain simulations.
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Microglia scoop out garbage from inside neurons
Through a newly identified process called skoupocytosis, neurons recruit the immune cells to remove cellular waste they find hard to deal with themselves.
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Gliomas phenocopy an inborn error of metabolism to drive neuronal activity and tumor growth
Glioma-derived guanidinoacetate depolarizes neighboring neurons through γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptors, and depleting this metabolite reduces both neuronal activity and glioma growth.
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The next generation of American scientists is fading away
While the Trump administration racks up ‘wins’ in its anti-woke crusade, the US is eroding its talent pipeline
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Hasty stem cells highlight limits with cortical organoids
The models recapitulate many key developmental processes, but some radial glial cells in mouse organoids make neurons earlier than they should.
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