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Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Microplastics have been found everywhere in the human body, including blood, breast milk, testicles, heart tissue, lung ...

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Microplastics are accumulating in human brains at alarming rates, with concentrations rising 50% in the past eight years.

People diagnosed with dementia have up to 10 times more microplastics present in their brains than those without the condition, a new study has found.

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Neuroscientist-turned-entrepreneur Emilė Radytė is using brain stimulation to explore how things like premenstrual syndrome ...

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