Flip a switch and shut down seizures? New research suggests how to turn off out-of-control signaling in the brain
Rochelle Hines, University of Nevada, Las Vegas The brain is a precision instrument. Its function...
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Category: Body
The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note)
An attitude of gratitude may relieve stress, which in turn may lead to better health....
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Down with the larks: on the virtues of sleeping like a sloth
In the sixth century, Pope Gregory I compiled an infamous list of seven deadly sins. Of these...
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Extreme stress in childhood is toxic to your DNA
Daniel R. Weinberger, Johns Hopkins University The real danger of separating children from parents...
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Does Pixar’s Inside Out show how memory actually works?
Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College Disney/Pixar’s newest film, Inside Out, tells the story of...
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