A New Tack to Stave Off Alzheimer's Years before the First Symptom
Researchers try to prevent onset of the disease by correcting a brain cell process that goes awry
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Tom Wolfe Challenges Chomsky's Theory--Scientific American Does It Better
In his new book, a founding father of New Journalism skewers the father of modern linguistics, then proffers his own pseudo-language theory. Save your money—we set things straight in our just-published article on linguistics...
Animal Study Finds a Brain Circuit That Spurs Bullying
Why the urge to pick on someone—in this case, another mouse—activates the brain’s reward system
Where Will All the New Neuroscientists Go?
Leaders in the field highlight the need for new career paths to accommodate a flood of PhDs
Big Data Sleuths Uncover Clues to the Roots of Depression
The daunting complexity of neurological disorders has begun to yield to methods that allow intensive scrutiny of genes and neural circuits
Spanx for the Face: A Polymer Rejuvenates Aging Skin
M.I.T.'s Robert Langer and team create a "second skin" that both delivers drugs and serves as a cosmetic
Review: NOVA Episode on the Vexing Search for Drugs to Prevent and Treat Alzheimer's
An exploration of the clinical testing of compounds intended to stop or slow the disease’s relentless progression years before the first symptoms of cognitive decline
A Q&A with the Scientist Who Helped Create the "Cortex in a Dish" System
Researchers have cultured a network of neurons responsible for processing higher-level mental functions
Contemplating a Statinlike Drug to Prevent Alzheimer's
A Cambridge-led research team invents a method to look for drugs that could stop the leading cause of dementia at its earliest stages
Is the Brain Gendered? A Q&A with Harvard's Catherine Dulac
A biologist remarks on the extraordinary similarity of male and female brains despite the persistence of binary behavioral styles
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