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Old and New Neurons Trade Roles to Aid Memory

For decades researchers have known that our ability to remember everyday experiences depends on a slender belt of brain tissue called the hippocampus. Basic memory functions, such as forming new me...

Are Eyewitnesses in the Zimmerman Trial Reliable?

Newly released court documents in the second-degree-murder case against neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman reveal that, in the month following his fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on Feb...

Questions Surround Biosecurity Oversight of Mutant Bird Flu

From Nature magazine

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Watching Shot Can Boost Pain

For some, the quick prick of a needle at the doctor’s office is no big deal. For others it can be a nightmare. New research suggests that the difference could lie in what you’re looking at.

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