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Exposure to dust and trauma at Ground Zero has been linked to long-term PTSD, higher dementia rates, and accelerated brain aging in rescue workers.

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How Being Man’s Best Friend Has Shaped Dogs’ Brains

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Jimothy the Beloved Raccoon: How Does Neuroscience Explain His Story?

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Gene Therapy Reverses Fragile X Deficits in Mouse Study

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Long-Term Iron Buildup Weakens Brain Cell Defenses Against Stress

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EBRAINS Crowdsources the Future of European Neuroscience

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Sleep Deprivation Leaves a Mark on the Human Brain

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The Brain Health Accelerator Seeks to Revolutionize Neuroscience Research

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Placebo Power: How Belief Can Heal the Human Body

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Super-Resolution Microscopy Helps Map Hidden Neuronal Architecture

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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