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How Research Combats Neurological Disorders and Mental Illnesses
Neuroscientists combat destructive neurological disorders and mental illnesses including Alzheimer’s disease, drug addiction, and depression through research.
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Should Scientists Be Political?
The March for Science will occur April 22, 2017 across the nation and the world, with a significant turnout expected in Washington D.C.
Art, Music, and the Brain: Creative Approaches to Community Health
Ping Ho, founder and director of UCLArts and Healing, describes how art education is a matter of public health.
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Diversity Makes Science Better (and it makes us better, too)
In the debate over refugees, immigration, and terrorism, the impact of policy on the practice of science and its role in American prosperity is being ignored.
Smell: An Overview
The discovery of a large family of receptors detecting odor solved the mystery of how our brains perceive smell.
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Pain Therapies
By targeting pain at its source, scientists are aiming to develop new and safer pain relievers.
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Brief: Pain Research: On the Verge of a Breakthrough
U.S. lawmakers and research advocates recently attended a Capitol Hill briefing titled "Pain Research: On the Verge of a Breakthrough", featuring Allan Basbaum, professor at University of California, San Francisco.
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Briefing: Understanding Vulnerability to Opioid Addiction
Opioids have become a topic of great interest on Capitol Hill as addiction and overdose rates continue to increase across the country.
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Brief: The Promise of NIH Alzheimer's Research
NIH-funded scientists discussed the current state of Alzheimer’s disease research and the importance of increased funding.
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Research & Discoveries Presentation
Students will research a landmark neuroscience discovery and learn how it has advanced our understanding of the brain and created promise for treating neurological disorders.
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Melding Mind and Machine
Brain-controlled prosthetics are making huge leaps forward thanks to new data.
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First Public Health Fair on Capitol Hill
On July 13, 2016, 40 public health-related agencies, nonprofits, companies, and foundations participated in the first Public Health Fair on Capitol Hill.
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Making the Connection
A catalog of all of the connections in the human brain may be possible with new technological advances.
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