Tracking the aging process across tens of millions of individual cells
While much is mysterious about the aging process, change over time remains its cornerstone. The biological shifts that…
Brain controlled hearing technology helps people isolate voices in crowds
Scientists at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute have the first direct evidence from human studies that brain-controlled hearing technology…
That Haunted Feeling May Be Caused by a Sound You Can’t Hear
A mysterious force hiding in old buildings, basements, and even ventilation systems may be affecting people far more…
Why Some Brains Switch Gears Faster Than Others
Scientists have discovered that the brain relies on hidden timing systems to combine fast reactions with slower forms…
Beyond the Gym: Why Your Brain Craves Creatine
Summary: Creatine is far more than a “gym supplement”; it is a naturally occurring compound essential for cellular…
Brain-First Hypothesis: Rethinking the Cambrian Explosion
Summary: The “Cambrian Explosion”, the period roughly 500 million years ago when animal life rapidly diversified, may not…
This Simple Movement Could Be Secretly Cleaning Your Brain
Using microCT scanning, which allows for high-resolution imaging of an organism’s internal structures, and other imaging techniques, researchers…
Harvard Scientists Reveal Secret Structure Behind How You Smell
A microscope photo of a cross-section of a mouse nose. The mouse was genetically modified to express green…
Scientists Map Thousands of Brain Connections With RNA Barcodes
Comingling RNA barcodes, each correlating to a neuron, indicate where neurons connect in the brain, letting researchers map…
Researchers Discover Boosting a Single Protein Helps the Brain Fight Alzheimer’s
Scientists have discovered a way to activate a built-in brain cleanup system that may help counter Alzheimer’s disease.…
Harvard researchers discover how the human nose decodes smells
For decades, smell stood apart from the other senses. Scientists could point to orderly maps in the eye,…
Scientists Debunk 100-Year-Old Belief About Brain Cells, Rewriting Textbooks
Axons are long, thin extensions of neurons that carry electrical signals away from the cell body to other…