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Can Cats’ Resilience Have an Impact on Human Health?
Cats always land on their feet, but what makes them so agile? In fact, their unique sense of balance has more in common with humans than meets the eye.
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Pets Help Protect the Brain
Sometimes what’s good for your heart is also good for your brain. A recent study of U.S. adults over 50 found that those who owned a pet for more than five years…
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Scientists Have Discovered a New Layer in Our Brains
The human brain is a ridiculously complex organ that holds interesting secrets. But thanks to advances in imaging technology, hidden forms and functions of neurological anatomy continue to emerge.
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The Oldest Example of a Brain May Have Been Found
A newly discovered brain in a 525-million-year-old arthropod fossil appears to be the oldest ever found – and may have settled an ongoing debate about how brains first evolved in these invertebrate…
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The World’s First Artificial Womb Facility Introduced!
How would it make you feel to hear that a future baby, or perhaps your baby, would be born in a facility? Of course, it’s okay to be a little scared. But…
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Researchers Could Make Cancer Cells Less Harmful
Cancer cells, like stem cells, are incredibly adaptable. Researchers from the University of Basel have discovered substances that artificially mature very aggressive breast cancer cells and transform them into a state similar…
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Trouble Sleeping? You Could Be at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
We all know how bad we feel after a bad night’s sleep, but a new study has provided yet another reason to try to get as much quality sleep as we can.…
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Can You Die From Chocolate?
Many of us may have wanted to eat an excessive amount of chocolate at times. But have you ever thought you could die from too much chocolate? Of course, every time we…
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Scientists Have Discovered Abundant Silent Synapses in Our Brains
MIT neuroscientists have discovered that the adult brain contains millions of “silent synapses” – immature connections between inactive neurons to help form new memories, in short.
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How Long Can We Freeze an Embryo?
Have you ever seen a baby born at 30? You will probably be able to see it later. More than 30 years after being frozen as embryos, newborn twins Lydia and Timothy…