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Feeling Stressed? It Can Show In Your Skin, Hair, and Nails
Neuroscience News - 23 Jul 2022 00:43
Researchers explain how stress can have a detrimental impact on your skin, nails, and hair.
Self-Reflection Linked to Improved Late-Life Cognition and Brain Health
Neuroscience News - 23 Jul 2022 00:15
A person's ability to self-reflect is associated with cognition and glucose metabolism later in life, a new study finds. Those who engage in more self-reflection had improved cognition, better overall brain health, and i...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 23)
Singularity Hub - 23 Jul 2022 16:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OpenAI Is Ready to Sell DALL-E to its First Million Customers Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review “‘We’ve seen much more interest than we had anticipated, much bigger than it was for...
Sticklebacks may pass information learned from other fish to offspring
New Scientist - 23 Jul 2022 09:00
Stickleback fish can learn about predators by observing their peers. They may then be able to pass that information onto their offspring - without ever interacting with them
Researchers identify a new mechanism responsible for controlling auditory sensitivity
Science Daily - 23 Jul 2022 00:48
CU Anschutz researchers have identified a new mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated, making more sense of how our hearing is so precise -- and providing insight into how we can better protect auditory sensit...
Colorectal cancer tumors both helped and hindered by T cells
Science Daily - 23 Jul 2022 00:48
Colorectal tumors are swarming with white blood cells, but whether these cells help or hinder the cancer is hotly debated. While some studies have shown that white blood cells heroically restrict tumor growth and combat ...
How Neurons Build and Maintain Their Capacity to Communicate
Neuroscience News - 23 Jul 2022 23:34
Researchers reveal how neurons set up and sustain the vital infrastructure that allows for seamless neurotransmission.
Trauma of Diagnosis Stays With Eye Disease Patients
Neuroscience News - 23 Jul 2022 23:13
The way in which a patient is informed they have a specific eye disease can impact their psychological health and ability to deal with their condition in the long term.
Scientists Find Molecular Clues Behind Acute and Chronic Phases of Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuroscience News - 23 Jul 2022 22:38
Researchers identified a unique biomarker associated with only the chronic or acute stage of traumatic brain injury.
Critical research on the causes of Alzheimer's may have been falsified
The Economist - 23 Jul 2022 13:20
Scientists could have been led down blind alleys for more than a decade
Stupendous sharks: The biggest, smallest and strangest sharks in the world
Live Science - 23 Jul 2022 12:00
From the smallest shark to the largest, from the fastest swimmers to the deepest divers, these sharks have impressive abilities.
What is the world's largest city?
Live Science - 23 Jul 2022 11:00
Here's a look at the world's largest cities by size, population and cultural impact.
Halos and dark matter: A recipe for discovery
Phys.org - 23 Jul 2022 08:33
About three years ago, Wolfgang "Wolfi" Mittig and Yassid Ayyad went looking for the universe's missing mass, better known as dark matter, in the heart of an atom.