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- Frida Printzlau is studying for a DPhil in interdisciplinary biosciences.
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![Given Donald Trump’s seeming indifference to facts, it is no surprise that his support within the scientific community was low during the U.S. presidential campaign. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump-science-115x115.jpg "Science under Trump – the future for American scientists")
Science under Trump – the future for American scientists
Posted on November 21, 2016 | No CommentsGiven Donald Trump’s seeming indifference to facts, it is no surprise that his support within the scientific community was low during the U.S. presidential campaign. […] -
![By comparing human and monkey brains, researchers from Oxford University have discovered a brain area in the frontal cortex that is unique to humans. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Brain Area Unique to Humans Helps You Make Decisions")
Brain Area Unique to Humans Helps You Make Decisions
Posted on February 2, 2014 | No CommentsBy comparing human and monkey brains, researchers from Oxford University have discovered a brain area in the frontal cortex that is unique to humans. […] -
Brain plasticity compensates for lost function after injury
Posted on May 21, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers from UCLA and Sydney’s Garvan Institute for Medical Research found that regions of the prefrontal cortex compensate for lost abilities after damage to the […] -
![Mind-reading would be an incredibly useful skill to have in many social situations. Given the size and complexity of brain-imaging tools, they may not be […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fmri-115x115.png "Reading People’s Minds: From fMRI to Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis")
Reading People’s Minds: From fMRI to Multi-voxel Pattern Analysis
Posted on May 17, 2013 | 3 CommentsMind-reading would be an incredibly useful skill to have in many social situations. Given the size and complexity of brain-imaging tools, they may not be […] -
Progenitor cells: the brain beyond neurons
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers from John Hopkins School of Medicine, led by Dwight Bergles, have discovered how progenitor cells, a type of brain cell, remain dynamic throughout life […] -
Antagonistic balance of proteins safeguard against cancer
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsThe ribosomal proteins, Rpl22 and Rpl22-like1, are both crucial for the development of T-cells (a type of blood cell), and were previously thought to carry […] -
![Structural brain changes, disrupted sleep, and impaired memory function have each been independently associated with ageing. However, a study recently published in Nature Neuroscience by […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "Disrupted sleep – the link between ageing and memory decline")
Disrupted sleep – the link between ageing and memory decline
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No CommentsStructural brain changes, disrupted sleep, and impaired memory function have each been independently associated with ageing. However, a study recently published in Nature Neuroscience by […] -
Gene associated with threat vigilance can protect against post-traumatic stress
Posted on February 17, 2013 | No CommentsPhD student Ilan Wald and Prof. Yair Bar-Haim, of Tel Aviv University, have together discovered that Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms can be predicted prior […] -
What do the fearless fear?
Posted on February 14, 2013 | No CommentsPatient S.M. is practically fearless! She suffers from Urbach-Wiethe disease which has caused a bilateral lesion in a part of the brain known as the […]
