Whenever we learn, remember or forget something, a surprisingly active role is played by cannabis-like substances in the brain. Researchers
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How to run faster
Running can be a great way to get fit, but knowing how to run faster is no mean feat. There
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How Cuban medical training has helped Pacific nations face the pandemic challenge
With the COVID-19 pandemic stretching health systems worldwide, Pacific countries have capitalized on their relative isolation to avoid the worst.
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New method used to study how cancer cells are organised
Changes in individual cancer cells over time may explain why brain tumors develop so differently, and why some cancer cells
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How will the COVID pandemic end?
After over 18 months of this pandemic, with the social distancing, mask wearing and on-off lockdowns, what we all want
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How serotonin curbs cocaine addiction
Contrary to common thinking, cocaine triggers an addiction in only 20 percent of consumers. But what happens in their brains
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How ADHD And Dopamine Are Connected
Billion Photos/Shutterstock By Rachel Dillin/Sept. 7, 2021 4:16 pm EDT If you or somebody you know has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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How a scratch from a bramble almost cost woman her hand
How a scratch from a bramble almost cost woman her hand: Cut from thorn led to common fungal infection… but
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How (and where) the brain analyzes math and language spoken simultaneously
Separate math and language networks segregate naturally when listeners pay attention to one type over the other, according to research
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Triple contagion: How fears influence coronavirus transmission
A new mathematical model for predicting infectious disease outbreaks incorporates fear—both of disease and of vaccines—to better understand how pandemics
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