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Scientists identify a signaling pathway that triggers muscle fatigue in response to nervous system inflammation or infections like SARS-CoV-2.

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Neurons in culture

Lighting Up the Neuronal Cytoskeleton

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How the Brain Selects What Experiences to Keep

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Engineered Rabies Virus Illuminates Neural Circuitry

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Genetic Imprints in the Brain

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Babies on the Brain

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Natural Trip: Endogenous Psychedelics and Human Physiology

Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression

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The Mysterious Western Blot Message

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How a Parasite Excites the Brain

You Are When You Eat

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Inositol in Human Breast Milk Improves Brain Connectivity

Chemical structures of DMT, Psilocybin and serotonin

Infographic: What a Trip

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Molecular Signatures of a Broken Heart

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Natural High: Endogenous Psychedelics in the Gut and Brain

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High Time: The Roles of Endogenous Psychedelics

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Immunity Genes May Play a Role in Down Syndrome

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An Advocate for the Female Brain

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A Complete Brain Wiring Map

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New Brain Network Connecting Mind and Body Discovered

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Rare Autism-Linked Mutation Starves Growing Neurons of Essential Nutrients

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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Why Do Some Runners Get Sick After a Marathon?

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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Best Practices for Freezing Cell Cultures

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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Agilent Unveils the Next Generation in LC-Mass Detection: The InfinityLab Pro iQ Series

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Pioneering Cancer Plasticity Atlas will help Predict Response to Cancer Therapies

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How Alderley Analytical are Delivering eXtreme Robustness in Bioanalysis