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Myo-inositol in Human Breast Milk Improves Brain Connectivity
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Oct 16, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers find that the sugar myo-inositol is abundant early in lactation and increases synapse size and abundance in the developing brain.
Neuroscience/Apoptosis
Rajiv Ratan | Jan 21, 1996 | 2 min read
Edited by Neeraja Sankaran R.R. Ratan, T.H. Murphy, J.M. Baraban, "Oxidative stress induces apoptosis in embryonic cortical neurons," Journal of Neurochemistry, 62:376-9, 1994. (Cited in more than 40 publications through November 1995) Comments by Rajiv Ratan, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore According to Rajiv Ratan, an assistant professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the significance of this paper is that it begins to address the mechan
A rendering of a human brain in blue on a dark background with blue and white lines surrounding the brain to represent the construction of new connections in the brain.
Defying Dogma: Decentralized Translation in Neurons
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 10+ min read
To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.
Brain cell in purple on a black background. Arc mRNAs are labeled green and are mainly localized in the cell nucleus and in the dendrites.
Short-lived Molecules Support Long-term Memory 
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Jun 6, 2023 | 3 min read
A gene essential for information storage in the brain engages an autoregulatory feedback loop to consolidate memory.
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Onward and Upward!
Kristie Nybo, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 9 min read
At The Scientist, we are strengthening our roots while reaching for the sky.
Can Viruses in the Genome Cause Disease?
Katarina Zimmer | Jan 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Clinical trials that target human endogenous retroviruses to treat multiple sclerosis, ALS, and other ailments are underway, but many questions remain about how these sequences may disrupt our biology.
Contributors
Jef Akst and Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the May 2014 issue of The Scientist
Alternative Medicines
The Scientist | Jul 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most popular.
Summer Science, British Style
Jef Akst and Richard P. Grant | Jul 8, 2011 | 7 min read
The Royal Society's annual science extravaganza packs some interesting stuff into 5 days of love and research.
2011 World Science Festival: A look back
The Scientist | Jun 10, 2011 | 5 min read
The Scientist covered some of the events that made this year's festival memorable.

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