The Structure Of Spontaneous Brain Activity
Despite its modest physical profile — approximately three pounds of water and fatty tissue — the brain is the most important and complex organ in…
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Let’s Get Radically Creative About Public Health And The Future
Like medicine, public health considers itself science-based. Although true in both cases, it is only a partial truth. Just as in medicine, solving problems and…
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Take A Ride On The Dark Side Of The Arctic
The sources of a climate heating pollutant in the Arctic have been deconstructed by our latest study [1], involving radiocarbon isotopes and atmospheric computer modeling….
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Why Autoimmunity?
Autoimmunity is defined as occurring when the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells of a given organ. Given the process through which humans evolved, logic…
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Using CRISPR Technology To Study Autophagy And How Viruses Use Stress-Induced Pathways
All cells have ways of conserving energy during times of stress. One strategy is to reuse larger or older cellular structures by encasing them in…
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Arctic-To-Equator Experiment Shows Seeds Are More Likely To Be Eaten In The Tropics And Lowlands
Ecosystems are knit together by interactions among species, such as competition, herbivory, and predation. One of Darwin’s many interesting ideas was that these interactions are…
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Computational Tools Play Versatile Role In Designing New TB Drugs From Anti-Tubercular Peptides
Without a doubt, tuberculosis (TB) is a symbolic threat to human health, causing millions of mortalities per year. Developing TB therapy without leading to drug-resistant…
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What Does The Future Hold For The Endangered Cantabrian Brown Bear?
Brown bears, like many other large carnivores, are recovering and expanding their range in recent years, especially in Europe. In order to enable their coexistence…
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A Closer Look At Benthic Foraminiferal Species
My fascination with teaching and research has been fostered by 15 years of graduate teaching and mentoring while I was a professor and a postdoc….
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Combined Therapy Might Help A Broader Range Of Depressed Adolescents
There is a well-known statisticians’ joke: with one foot in a bucket of boiling water and one in a bucket of ice water, you are,…
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Parents’ Brain Activity “Echoes” Their Infant’s Brain Activity When They Play Together
Humans are inherently social. This is particularly important in early development, as young infants spend the majority of their lives interacting with caregivers. However, almost…
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