The immune cells that protect the brain can also destroy it. In Alzheimer’s disease, microglia, the brain’s resident defenders, lock into a state of chronic activation around amyloid plaques, pumping ...

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Every cell in your brain depends on ribosomes, tiny molecular machines that read genetic instructions and assemble the ...

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AI math proof verification reached a new frontier as DeepMind’s AlphaProof Nexus solved nine open Erdős research problems with Lean-verified proofs, some unsolved for 56 years. The May 2026 Science Ne ...

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Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely ...

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