A Mediterranean-style diet is rich in plant-based foods such as fruit, vegetables, nuts and legumes, and wholegrain cereals.
Could a Mediterranean Diet and Exercise Reduce Dementia Risk?
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For the first time, a team of neuroscientists from Columbia University have controlled a visual behavior of a mouse by activating a few neurons in its visual cortex.
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In September 1871, a fleet of 33 American whaling ships navigating through Arctic waters came upon a disastrous impasse.
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Spotted owl populations are in decline all along the West Coast, and as climate change increases the risk of large and destructive wildfires in the region, these iconic animals face the real threat of losing even more of their forest habitat.
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