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Bowel cancer rates are skyrocketing, and experts are baffled... until now. A new study points a finger at a common food additive found in your favorite cakes, condiments, and even sandwiches. This could be a huge breakthrough in un…

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Which food additive is most likely to fuel bowel cancer? Experts reveal the chemicals in your cakes, condiments and sandwiches that could raise the risk of deadly disease
A recent study has linked a specific food additive to a higher risk of bowel cancer, a disease that’s mystifying experts as its incidence skyrockets…
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Unleashing Potential: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Tunes Brain Blood Vessels, Enhances Learning

Do you ever feel like sometimes you can master a new dance step almos

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.117413

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Dreams Drain Energy: The REM Sleep Paradox

Our brain demands a lot of energy compared to our other organs.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-10646-6

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July 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Advanced Technology Reveals Intricate Details of Zinc Transportation in Cells

A group of researchers has unearthed the secrets behind a tiny but crucial protein

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40521-5

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June 27, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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Nutrients drive cellular reprogramming in the intestine

Researchers have unveiled an intriguing phenomenon of cellular reprogramming in mature adult organs, s

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2023.08.022

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June 27, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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Cutting-edge Biodiversity Models Will Help Assess Nature’s Vital Contributions to People

People depend on nature in a multitude of ways.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.10.011

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June 27, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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How studying fruit flies can help us understand congenital defects

When complex multicellular organisms grow and develop, their tissues must undergo remodelin

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002823

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June 27, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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Combining Software Tools Creates Higher Standards in Species Distribution Modeling

In an effort to monitor biodiversity trends, greater efforts are being made worldwide

https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07346

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June 27, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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Signal Coupling Between Neuron-glia Super-network May Lead to Improved Memory Formation

Tohoku University scientists have shown that neuronal and glial circuits form a lo

https://doi.org/10.1113/JP280857

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June 27, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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Acute Breakdown of the Glial Network in Epilepsy

Tohoku University scientists and their colleagues in Germany have revealed that a first-time exposure to on

https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2365-20.2020

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June 27, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Harnessing the Brain's Plasticity to Acquire Epilepsy Resilience

Around 1% of the world's population lives with epilepsy; yet only 65% of epilepsy patients can m

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105602

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June 27, 2026 at 6:49 AM
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Nibbling Synapses: Glial Cells Eating of Synapses May Enhance Learning and Memory

Tohoku University researchers have shown that Bergmann glial cells, astrocyte-

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01184-5

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June 27, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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Optically Analyzing Local Brain Environment: Astrocytes’ Acid Response in Epileptic Mice

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes in the mouse bra

https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac355

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June 27, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger Acid Response in Epileptic Mice

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes - star-shaped glial cells that control t

https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac499

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June 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Glial control of parallel memory processing

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that there are two parallel processes involved in memory formation when a m

https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.24431

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June 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Glial Tone of Aggression

Aggression is often associated as a negative emotion. Uncontrolled aggression can lead to conflict, violence and negative consequence

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2023.11.008

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June 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Habenular Astrocytes Tuning Anxiety with the ‘Marble Blues’

Anxiety is often attributed to an unconscious assessment of the environment and detection of poten

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2024.01.006

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June 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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Glial Hyper-drive for Triggering Epileptic Seizures

on April 9, 2024. Astrocytes are non-neuronal glial cells that occupy almost half of the brain.

https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.24537

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June 27, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Coordinating Blood Vessel Activity Might be Associated with Better Brain Performance

Compared with computers, the brain can perform computations with a very low net

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.93721.3

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June 27, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Saying Goodbye to Traumatic Memories: Astrocytic Manipulation of the Fate of Memory

One of the most powerful assets of the brain is that it can store information as mem

https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.24636

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June 27, 2026 at 6:42 AM