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Depression recovery can be hard to measure − new research on deep brain stimulation shows how objective biomarkers could help make treatment more precise Deep brain stimulation...
Spending time in space can harm the human body − but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars With NASA planning more...
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‘Big Bang of Numbers’ – The Conversation’s book club explores how math alone could create the universe with author Manil Suri Fractals emerge on Day 4 of...
Dopamine is a brain chemical famously linked to mood and pleasure − but researchers have found multiple types of dopamine neurons with different functions A better understanding...
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Alzheimer’s disease is partly genetic − studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all Researchers are zeroing in on understanding what goes...
NASA report finds no evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial NASA’s UAP study team and newly appointed director of UAP research represent growing efforts to study and...