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An abstract representation of brain waves characteristic of sleep, which scientists could one day use to predict Alzheimer’s disease risk.

Restoring deep sleep slows down Alzheimer’s disease progression

Restoring deep sleep slows down Alzheimer’s disease progression

Activating specific neurons using light helped scientists establish a causal link between improved sleep and diminished signs of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.
A person’s clasped hands turn red in the cold.

Fighting frostbite with antifreeze

Fighting frostbite with antifreeze

Munia Ganguli harnessed cryopreservative chemicals to develop a topical cream that could prevent skin injury from the cold.
A white box labeled “Placebo” with pills lying next to it.

Placebo may work as well as ketamine in treating depression

Placebo may work as well as ketamine in treating depression

By masking ketamine from placebo for the first time, researchers reveal the importance of accounting for expectancy in trials testing psychoactive drugs.
A blue tumor cell in the brain receives incoming signals from magenta-colored neurons.

Cracking the cancer-neuroscience connection

Cracking the cancer-neuroscience connection

Cancer anywhere in the body can change brain activity, and brain activity can drive cancer growth. These surprising discoveries are leading to new treatments.
Close-up doctor obstetrician nurse cutting umbilical cord with medical scissors to newborn infant baby

Umbilical cord blood: a lifeline for pediatric diseases

Umbilical cord blood: a lifeline for pediatric diseases

Doctors are recording a wave of wins using cord blood to heal sick children. The clinical evidence suggests that more wins may come.
A gloved hand holding a small bag of drugs.

A novel antibody reverses synthetic opioid-related overdose

A novel antibody reverses synthetic opioid-related overdose

Researchers precisely engineered an antibody to better treat respiratory depression due to overdose from increasingly prevalent synthetic opioids.
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