Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once
A new type of brain implant could give scientists a more precise way to study the brain and may eventually contribute to treatments for...
Genome-wide analysis of social behaviour across social domains, reporters and developmental stages: a meta-regression approach
Modelling heterogeneity through genome-wide meta-regression analysisWe conducted a GWA study (GWAS) meta-analysi...
Impacts of PM2.5 air pollution on high-skilled worker productivity in China
Zivin, J. G. & Neidell, M. The impact of pollution on worker productivity. Am. Econ. Rev. 102, 3652–3673 (2012).
Scientists find that “perfect” systems may be surprisingly fragile
Perfection may not always be the best recipe for stability, especially in complex systems such as electrical grids, ecosystems, and adv...
Scientists restore a brain protein and reverse signs of aging in mice
Memory problems, thinning skin, and declining bone mass may seem like separate consequences of growing older. Yet experiments in mice s...
These blood thinners may have an unexpected benefit for Alzheimer’s patients
People who have both atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer's disease may experience slower cognitive decline when treated with newer NOAC b...
Textbooks may have misdrawn this basic brain structure for 100 years
The brain's microscopic wiring may need a different kind of textbook illustration. Instead of the smooth, narrow tubes commonly drawn e...
The future of large-scale experiments and their challenges in the digital era
Duflo, E. & Banerjee, A. Poor Economics Vol. 619 (PublicAffairs, 2011).Rajkumar, K., Saint-Jacques, G., Bojinov, I., Bry...
Hidden “immune organ” in the skull may help fight brain cancer
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified previously unknown lymph node-like immune structur...
Scientists recreated what mice saw from brain activity alone
Scientists have reconstructed short videos using only brain activity recorded from mice, effectively allowing researchers to recreate w...