Water. Cat. Pencil. Fear. Reward. Categories that exist inside the signal processing structure we call the human brain can range from concrete and tangible to amorphous and abstract.
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We’ve all heard of the Fountain of Youth, the legendary fountain that bestows youth upon those who drink from it; it’s pure fantasy.
Revealed in a paper from the journal Cell Biomaterials this past July, researchers at Duke University have had their first success with a new treatment approach for stroke patients.
Spinal cords, when damaged, can rarely repair themselves due to the excessive response of the immune system. For instance, it can create everlasting scar tissue that prevents nerve fibers from reconnecting and stabilizing.
According to a new study published in the peer-reviewed Nutrients journal, researchers at Flinders University have uncovered evidence that suggests a connection between negative changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and excessive drinking of coffee in older women.
When temperatures begin to rise, algae rapidly grow along the American coastline. This phenomenon is called an algal bloom, with most blooms providing the food needed for the ocean’s ecosystem.
A new study published in the Nature Communications journal suggests a link between the spread of the toxic, misfolded protein, a-synuclein, and proteins found on dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra, mGluR4 and NPDC1.
Measles have been eliminated in the United States of America since the year 2000. However, measles cases have reached its highest in 35 years with 2,318 cases logged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of the start of 2026.
This summer, a common salad ingredient became the center of a major foodborne illness outbreak across the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked thousands of cases of cyclosporiasis to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico and processed by Taylor Farms of Mexico.
Many plastic items are used only once, yet remain in the environment for years. Researchers have developed a new method where plastic can degrade on command.