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How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain
The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.
by Ann Thomas
A (Protein) Social Network
A map of protein interactions in fruit flies provides new ways to study disease.
by Courtney Humphries
An Ancient Herbal Remedy
Malcolm Whitman reveals how the blue evergreen hydrangea stops autoimmune disease.
Mysteries of Mate Choice
How personal preferences drive our choice of mates—as understood through an online dating site.
by Erin O'Donnell
Light-Up Neurons
Harvard researchers create neurons that light up when they fire.
by Erin O'Donnell
The Art of the Dodge
How people successfully dodge questions and how to prevent them from getting away with it.
by Peter Saalfield
The Rise of the Wind Industry
Geoffrey Jones studies America's forgotten green entrepreneurs.
by Alexander Bloom
Tea Party Passions
Theda Skocpol analyzes the politics and demographics of the Tea Party.
by Erin O'Donnell
A Diabetes Link to Meat
Eating even small amounts of red meat daily increases the risk of diabetes.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Biology of Right and Wrong
Brains scans reveal that In moral decision-making, people rely on emotion to guide choices in some situations and rationality in others.
by Peter Saalfield
How the Web Affects Memory
Psychology professor Daniel Wegner has found that access to information online changes what people remember.
by Alexander Bloom