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You're born with most of your neurons — but the brain makes some mysterious new ones in adulthood
Understanding how new neurons affect brain function throughout adulthood can offer new approaches to treating epilepsy and dementia.
Tiny, portable 'laboratories' sort germs using electricity
Pathogens have distinct electrical charges, shapes and sizes. Measuring how quickly they move through an electric field can help researchers separate different species in a sample in minutes.
Raw milk from US dairies must now be tested for bird flu
A new federal order requires that U.S. dairies provide milk samples to the USDA so the agency can test the milk for bird flu prior to pasteurization.
Gut microbiome may have fueled the growth of humans' big brains, study suggests
A new laboratory study in mice suggests that primates like humans evolved large brains with a helping hand from microbes that live in the gut.
A single gene mutation could enable H5N1 to spread between people, study finds
A new laboratory study pinpoints a way H5N1 could evolve to spread from person to person.
Scientists make 1-of-a-kind immune cells to guard transplants from attack
Scientists have designed special immune cells that protect transplanted pancreatic cells from attack in mice.
What's the difference between a cold and the flu?
Common colds and the flu differ in many ways, including their causes, some of their symptoms and their treatments.
Acromegaly: A disease that causes adults to grow uncontrollably
Patients with acromegaly make too much growth hormone, which causes them to grow disproportionately large bones, organs and tissues.
