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A focused approach to imaging neural activity in the brain
Using a new calcium indicator that accumulates in the cell bodies of neurons (boxes at right), MIT neuroscientists are able to more accurately image n...
Like a treasure map, brain region emphasizes reward location
Credit: CC0 Public DomainWe are free to wander but usually when we go somewhere it's for a reason. In a new study, researchers at The Picower Institut...
An imbalance of electrons in the liver may be a common risk factor for disease
Credit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered an unexpected connection between an imbalance of electrons in li...
Countering the negative effects of a common antidepressant
Zoloft. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Editor182Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRI's, are popular drugs that treat depression by increasing t...
Greedy for glucose: Cancer cells rely on a primeval energy-producing pathway to proliferate and spread
Credit: CC0 Public DomainTo fuel their rapid proliferation, tumor cells rely on glycolysis, a primordial metabolic pathway that is easily exploited by...
Vision: Observing the world during childhood affects the rest of life
Credit: CC0 Public DomainDevelopment to adulthood depends on observing the surroundings and not only on explicit teaching. This also applies to the de...
A better model for neutrophil-related diseases
A neutrophil with its typical, segmented nucleus. A protrusion of the nucleus acts like a "double-edged sword", which the neutrophil wields to kill pa...
Alpacas and antibodies: How scientists hope to stop coronavirus in its tracks
Stockholm-based researchers with the CoroNAb project are investigating the coronavirus antibodies produced by alpacas including Tyson, the small one p...