Using lab-grown human mini-brains, scientists find links between head trauma, herpes, and Alzheimer’s

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January 7, 2025
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Biden Names 25 Recipients Of National Medals Of Science, Technology

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January 5, 2025
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The Top 10 Biomedical Stories of 2024

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December 22, 2024
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Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore

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December 9, 2024
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To keep or not to keep: Neurophysiology’s data dilemma

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November 25, 2024
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A brain 'car wash' could prevent neurological diseases

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November 23, 2024
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