Researchers discover why fructose doesn’t satisfy hunger like glucose
Fructose and glucose are two common sugars found in many foods and drinks. Although they contain the same number of calories, new resea...
They knew the pill was fake but their memory still improved
A placebo, or fake supplement, may offer real benefits for older adults, according to new research from psychologists at the Università...
Scientists discover how a single cell builds a brain with 170 billion cells
A human brain starts as a single cell. Over time, that lone cell gives rise to an extraordinarily complex organ containing roughly 170 ...
This common vitamin deficiency can mimic normal aging
Two micrograms is an almost unimaginably small amount. It weighs less than a tiny fragment of a grain of table salt. Yet adults need o...
Scientists discover ancient brain cells that help block distractions
Scientists have identified a group of neurons located in an ancient region of the brain that plays a key role in helping animals focus....
The universe may be hiding conscious minds stranger than we can imagine
Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, ...
New brain study reveals speech learning works differently than we thought
Learning a new language or recovering the ability to speak may rely less on the brain's movement centers than scientists once believed....
Political polarization in low- and middle-income countries
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The growing concentration of national influence in global science
Modern science has always been, to some extent, a global enterprise
Potential mechanisms and functional significance of aperiodic neural activity
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