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Johns Hopkins scientists uncovered microscopic “nanotube” channels that neurons use to transfer toxic molecules. While this ...

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An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

To dig deeper, the researchers developed a method for measuring activation patterns in astrocytes across a whole brain of a ...