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Animals
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A unique genetic wonder among mammals that inspires the future of human regenerative medicine
Health and wellness
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The neural circuit discovered by Kevin Tracey that shows how the brain silences immune storms through the spleen in milliseconds.
Health and wellness
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Far from inhaling air symmetrically, your nervous system inflates and deflates your nostrils in a continuous relay to optimize your smell and protect your lungs.
Animals
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A rodent that breaks biological dogma by using dermal autotomy and rebuilding complex tissues like a salamander.
Health and wellness
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Discovered at the beginning of the 21st century, this neuroimmune circuit shows how the nervous system silences hyperactive defenses in a matter of minutes.
Health and wellness
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That dull growl in your empty stomach does not always signal hunger: it is a train of electrical waves sweeping bacteria and debris to protect your health.
Health and wellness
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If your immune system discovered the internal composition of your eyeballs, it could attack and destroy them as if they were foreign invaders.
Health and wellness
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Discovered in 2012, this hormone travels from active muscle fibers to the hippocampus, stimulating neuronal regeneration and memory.
Health and wellness
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Biomedical discoveries reveal that the nervous system can shut down out-of-control immune responses through bioelectric impulses.
Science and technology
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Every cell in your body emits a light so faint that it defies our perception, yet it could be key to understanding health and disease at a fundamental level.
Health and wellness
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Melatonin is known for its role in the sleep-wake cycle, produced by the pineal gland in response to darkness. However,...