Scientists have successfully reprogrammed astroglia, a type of brain support cell, into neurons that mimic specific interneurons critical for brain function.

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Your brain might be behind that afternoon slump—it could be more than just a case of the sleepies. Scientists have discovered ...

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has long been used to combat compression sickness in divers. But at a hospital in Israel they're ...

According to the researchers, their results refute the “continuum hypothesis” of sex differences by firmly demonstrating ...

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