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26

Feb


Brain cells can outlive the body 



The findings suggest that our brain cells won’t fail before our bodies do which is good news for longer human lifespans.            

The findings suggest that our brain cells won’t fail before our bodies do which is good news for longer human lifespans.            

07

Oct

biocanvas:

Light reflecting off the wing scales of a sunset moth.
Image by Charles Krebs.

biocanvas:

Light reflecting off the wing scales of a sunset moth.

Image by Charles Krebs.

04

Feb

A pill to make you smarter?

A new drug helps more baby brain cells survive and grow to become functioning brain cells.