Studying Mechanisms In The Hippocampus Related To Memory
For more than 50 years now, doctors have known that the hippocampus is important for memory in humans. Patients with hippocampal damage presented with the…
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Monthly Archive: April 2019
Weight Diversity: A Stigma-Reduction Mechanism to Reduce Weight-Based Achievement Disparities
The odds of academic success are stacked against youth with overweight and obesity. On average, youth with higher weight do more poorly in school and…
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The Sustainability Of Geothermal Resources
In a world facing the rise of CO2 in the atmosphere, the replacement of fossil fuels with more “green” energies is more relevant than ever….
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Gaze Entropy: How The Eyes Become A Window Into The Mind
Visual information is transmitted to the brain through two types of light-sensing cells (rods and cones) located across the retina. The fovea, a small central…
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Capturing The Complexity Of Geologic Carbon Sequestration In Complex Basalt Formations
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy production declined each year between 2013 and 2016, but this trend ended abruptly in 2017 when CO2 emissions…
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Promise Of Chronotherapy For Improving Seizure Control In Epilepsy
Circadian rhythms, 24-hour internal clocks running in all cells, aid living organisms in acclimatizing their physiology and behavior to the day/night changes in light, temperature,…
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Analyzing Optimal Grasping And Passing Techniques For Robots During “Handover” Tasks
When we think about robots, we imagine humanoid machines that are capable of doing almost everything we can do, and probably more. The reality of…
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Is Parenting Style Linked To Childhood Aggression?
Researchers have been studying parenting styles since the early 20th century. The way in which parents raise and socialize their children has an effect on…
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A Novel Mechanism Of B Cell Activation By Bacteria
The bacterial species Burkholderia ambifaria belongs to the Burkholderia cepacia complex, a group of related bacterial strains, which can cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts….
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What Is Pi (Definitely Not Pie)?
If you remember anything from high school math, odds are you remember pi (and no, we don’t mean the delicious pastry). In mathematics, pi (represented…
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How Deep Is The Grand Canyon?
While there are many other canyons throughout the southwest United States., but the Grand Canyon is by far the most famous. Exactly how deep is…
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