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Humans might not be altruistic ‘avengers’ after all, study finds

September 10, 2018 'avengers', after, All, altruistic, be, finds, humans?, might, not, study

Picture this: You’re walking down the street when you overhear someone spewing nasty insults at a stranger. Would you intervene,

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Why do people talk politics online? Because they don’t care what you think

September 7, 2018 Because, care, do, Don't, Online, people, Politics, talk, They, Think, What, Why, you.

Wading into a political debate online can be a minefield. Search any comment section or thread on a social media

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Bravery-associated cells identified in the hippocampus

September 7, 2018 Bravery-associated, cells, hippocampus, identified, in, the

Why can some people comfortably walk between skyscrapers on a high-wire or fearlessly raft Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel,

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Past memory cues help people juggle numerous pieces of information

September 6, 2018 cues, help, information, juggle, Memory, numerous, of, Past, people, pieces

Many everyday tasks require people to represent and combine information from multiple sources. For example, when a person checks the

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Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent ovarian cancer spread

September 6, 2018 A, Blocking, cancer, Could, energy, glycogen, key, or, ovarian, prevent, Slow, Source, Spread

In nearly 80 percent of women with ovarian cancer, the disease has already spread to the omentum before it was

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Study shows how exercise generates new neurons, improves cognition in Alzheimer’s mouse

September 6, 2018 Alzheimer's, cognition, exercise, generates, How, Improves, in, mouse, neurons, New, shows, study

A study by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team finds that neurogenesis -inducing the production of new neurons—in the

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Drug shows promise in slowing multiple sclerosis

September 6, 2018 drug, in, multiple, promise, sclerosis, shows, slowing

Research appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine could herald a new treatment approach for individuals with multiple sclerosis

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Metabolism-focused startup aims to shorten time between scientific insight and therapies

September 6, 2018 Aims, and, between, insight, Metabolism-focused, scientific, shorten, startup, Therapies, Time, to

One of the major challenges in modern medicine is the length of time required to turn new scientific insights into

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‘See through,’ high-resolution EEG recording array gives a better glimpse of the brain

September 5, 2018 ', A, array, Better, brain, EEG, gives, glimpse, high-resolution, of, recording, see, the, Through

Brain electrical discharges, measured with electroencephalograms (EEGs), have been the gold standard for measuring brain activity. But current EEGs don’t

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Study suggests potential therapy for Huntington’s disease

September 5, 2018 disease, for, Huntington's, potential, study, suggests, therapy

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that Huntington’s disease may take

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