A consensus is building that air pollution can cause neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, but how fine, sooty particles cause problems in the brain is still an unanswered question.
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Here Be Monsters: We Filmed a Giant Squid in America's Backyard
Scientists are usually pictured on screen as sober and humorless types, pre-occupied with numbers and empty facts.
Tiny Granules Can Help Bring Clean and Abundant Fusion Power to Earth
Beryllium, a hard, silvery metal long used in X-ray machines and spacecraft, is finding a new role in the quest to bring the power that drives the sun and stars to Earth.
UBC Study Holds Promise for Novel and Safe Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
Reducing a specific protein in the fat cells of mice not only prevents onset of Type 2 diabetes but also appears to reverse the disease in the animals, researchers at the University of British Columbia and Sweden’s Karolinska Institute have found.
‘Mystical’ Psychedelic Compound Found in Normal Brains
In the past few years, thrill-seekers from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond have been travelling to South America to take part in so-called Ayahuasca retreats.
Nanoporous Material Nets Contaminant from Water
Barely visible material that looks like tiny grains of sand may hold the key to removing an invisible health threat that has contaminated water supplies across the country.
