Blue light glasses help some people sleep, but they don't reduce digital eye strain
If your eyes hurt from staring at screens during the pandemic, you are not alone
Neuroscientist seeks love molecule: a conversation with Bianca Jones Marlin
The Columbia scientist on the neuroscience of motherhood and how social justice and science intersect
A new shortcut skips stem cells completely, converts skin cells into photoreceptors
This method, which uses a handful of small molecule drugs, is a time-saver compared to stem cell therapy
Sick bees social distance, but only within their own colony
Bees from other colonies accepted infected bees with open arms where they usually would be rejected.
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Mini-brains are stressed out and not as reliable for disease modelling as scientists thought previously
Scientists compare cortical organoids to a developing human brain and spot key differences
Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors
Children living in poverty suffer greater cognitive and physical effects from lead exposure than children from richer families, even if they live in the same area
How 14 months in Antarctica changes your brain
Studying the effects of isolated, monotonous environments on the human brain has important implications for space travel
Mice need microbes to forget their fears
Germ-free and antibiotic-treated mice have impaired fear extinction
Some brains are more susceptible to PTSD after trauma than others
Everyone experiences trauma, but in some brains, PTSD arises where others aren't at as much risk
Feel like quitting? Blame your brain cells
Understanding the biological mechanisms of “giving up” in fish may teach us about complex human behaviors
Neurons and cancer cells are a dangerous duo
New research finds that neurons migrate from the brain to infiltrate cancer cells, and that targeting this process is a promising new method of attack on cancer.
Garbage mitochondria may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Taking out the trash improves key symptoms of neurodegenerative disease