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Long-term Potentiation
Synapses are sites which transmit electric nerve impulses between nerve cells. Long-term potentiation (LTP) describes the strengthening of synapses to increase signal transduction between the nerve cells. Monitoring LTP is often used by neuroscientists and physicians to study memory.
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Space & Astronomy
Once most stars reach the end of their life cycle, they’ll explode with a gleaming white-hot intensity, an event t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2019
Cancer
Ladies, trying to choose between chicken or steak? New research published in the International Journal of Cancer might h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 07, 2019
Technology
Below the gaze of high-speed cameras, a tiny bird named Gary is awaiting the signal to fly over to a perch covered in Te
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 07, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Geophysical Research Letters takes a deeper look on the potentials that solar geoengineering m
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 04, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Microdosing is the practice of ingesting very low doses of psychedelic substances, typically a twentieth of a recreation
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Ecstasy, also known as MDMA or “molly”, is a well-known substance known to induce feelings of euphoria and b
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Falls among older adults are a growing health concern that often lead to injury, hospitalization, and other severe compl
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 25, 2019
Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization states that approximately 2.5% of the world's population use cannabis, roughly ten tim
...
JUL 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
To be a scientist also is to be a dreamer – to think outside of the paradigms that we humans have constructed in o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
India’s space agency, dubbed the Indian Space Research Organization (or ISRO for short), is aiming to land a space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 12, 2019
Neuroscience
Achieving our goals is not always easy. What if we could increase our chances of making our dreams reality by visualizin
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2019
Cancer
Can there actually be something good about having cancer? New research published in JAMA Network Open suggests that olde
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 24, 2019
Health & Medicine
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...
JUN 24, 2019
Health & Medicine
Vaping is becoming a growing epidemic among teens. According to a recent FDA survey, the number of high school students
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
JUN 22, 2019
Health & Medicine
It is well established that the microbiome is essential for metabolism and digestion. The gut bacteria that make up the
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The humankind has been taking advantage of the metabolic mechanism of microbes to produce useful materials, anything fro
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
An experimental drug called vosoritide, alters certain proteins that block bone growth, which allowed the average annual
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent preliminary clinical trial results indicate the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can safely and effectively trea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 29, 2019
Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. Although the standard
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Most cells in the body have a small appendage called a primary cilium, which is increasingly being recognized for its im
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the American Lung Association, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The average human lifespan before the 1900’s was between 30 and 40 years old. It is now between 70 and 85 years ol
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon