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Phys.org / Oldest human brain cells grown in lab 'recorded passage of time'

Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they "recorded the passage of time," scientists said Wednesday.

Aug 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Metalheads can endure pain longer thanks to the festival experience

True to the motto "Faster, harder, louder," some 80,000 metal fans celebrate their music and bands at Wacken Open Air every year. Lydia Schneider and Tom Fritz from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences ...

Aug 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Language skills stay strong in older adults, even while other cognitive abilities decline

As people age, many cognitive functions tend to decline. Brain-scanning studies have revealed corresponding changes in the function of a brain network involved in many of these cognitive functions, including working memory ...

Aug 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dual beta rhythms could guide more precise Parkinson's brain stimulation

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center studying Parkinson's disease have discovered a previously unrecognized sequence of abnormal activity across multiple regions of the brain, providing a new level of understanding ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Dry landscapes and newly fallowed fields may raise California Valley fever risk

Researchers at UC San Diego and UC Berkeley have found that certain landscapes surrounding California communities are associated with differing rates of Valley fever, a fungal respiratory infection caused by inhaling spores ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Nanoparticle flu vaccine protects against three influenza strains in mice

A new nanoparticle vaccine could one day give patients immunity to the flu with fewer trips to the doctor and without requiring health officials to correctly guess which flu strains will become dominant each year.

Aug 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Fruit fly-inspired algorithm classifies odors from only a few samples

In the animal kingdom, energy conservation is essential for survival. That's why our brains have evolved to be extremely energy- and resource-efficient at storing and processing information. Since the 1980s, computational ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Protein degradation rate helps explain why humans develop more slowly than mice

Humans develop at a slower rate than other mammalian species, like mice, but scientists are still trying to understand the molecular basis of these differences. Now, researchers from the Ebisuya Group at EMBL Barcelona and ...

Aug 23, 2026
Phys.org / Hidden in plain sight: New evidence links Henry VIII's lost castle to Dover Castle

Dr. Christopher Moore, a research fellow and former Ph.D. researcher in hidden and lost heritage at Kent, combined archive records with architectural evidence to link the 1883–84 extension to Sandown Castle, one of Henry ...

Aug 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Oxalate in spinach and almonds may worsen gut inflammation in IBD

Spinach, almonds and sweet potatoes are celebrated as some of the healthiest foods on the planet. But for the millions of Americans living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study from the UNC School of Medicine ...

Aug 23, 2026
Phys.org / Quantum computer microscope is set to significantly improve electron microscopy

Electron microscopes are used wherever particularly small details need to be imaged. But from a strictly physical point of view, every electron in a conventional electron microscope represents a missed opportunity: If all ...

Aug 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Fruit fly study sheds light on how forgotten memories return and change

As they explore the world, humans and other animals create many memories that they will later recall and that might inform their future actions. Over time, however, some of these memories can be forgotten or become less nitid, ...

Aug 22, 2026