Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

USDA releases billions of sterile flies from planes to fight deadly flesh-eating maggots threatening livestock.

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Brain–computer interfaces being trialled in China offer some advantages over Neuralink and other leading US devices.

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The team suspects that neurogenesis happens in other parts of the adult brain, too. In mice, new neurons are regularly made ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

A team of researchers from APL and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is developing next-generation brain organoid platforms to better understand the effects of mild blast-induced ...

Arusha RC Kenani Kihongosi urged full pastoralist participation to curb disease outbreaks and support regional stability.

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