Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion. Source link Jon Hamilton
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President Donald Trump speaks at Snap-on tools, Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Kenosha, Wis. Kiichiro Sato/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Kiichiro Sato/AP/AP Foreign-born workers account for about half of the doctoral-level scientists and engineers working in the U.S. Many were
An analysis of brains at various stages of Alzheimer’s found that neurons called inhibitory neurons are the first to be affected by the disease. Source link Jon Hamilton
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Scientists have found one type of neuron is affected early in Alzheimer’s. koto_feja/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption koto_feja/Getty Images/E+ A study of cells from 84 cadaver brains suggests that Alzheimer’s has two distinct phases, and that one type of
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An analysis of brains at various stages of Alzheimer’s found that neurons called inhibitory neurons are the first to be affected by the disease. Source link Jon Hamilton
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Scientists used a gumball machine filled with toys to test how toddlers learned when they thought something was impossible or just improbable. Pawel Kajak/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Pawel Kajak/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphoto Even toddlers can tell an event that is
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Aging and Alzheimer’s leave the brain starved of energy. Now scientists think they’ve found a way to aid the brain’s metabolism — in mice. PM Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PM Images/Getty Images The brain needs a lot of
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