A neuropeptide called Substance P is the cause of seizures in patients with brains infected by the pork tapeworm.
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A neuropeptide called Substance P is the cause of seizures in patients with brains infected by the pork tapeworm.
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Scientists are using computer models to help unravel the mystery of a record-setting snowfall in the Washington, DC area in early 2010.
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Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in “mad cow” disease, but is at least 10 times more lethal than larger prion species.
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Whether you are an athlete, a musician or a stroke patient learning to walk again, practice can make perfect, but more practice may make you more efficient, according to a surprising new study.
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As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere – but researchers say it’s still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease it. It could be either, they say.
As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere – but researchers say it’s still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease it. It could be either, they say.
Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes — antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems run smoothly. One such structure is myelin, a material that forms a protective cape around the axons of our nerve cells so that they can send signals quickly and efficiently. But myelin becomes [...]
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Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes — antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems run smoothly. One such structure is myelin, a material that forms a protective cape around the axons of our nerve cells so that they can send signals quickly and efficiently. But myelin becomes [...]
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Global warming is having an effect on the dive behavior and search for food of southern elephant seals.
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