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Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

O ver the past half-century of manned spaceflight, scientists have learned a lot about how the human body responds once freed ...

From Harvard research to music therapy, science reveals how different genres trigger specific hormones, emotions, and even alter our cognitive function in measurable ways.

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Scientists discover that spaceflight alters immune gene expression and causes brain deformation, impacting astronaut health during long missions.

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Huntington's disease (HD) has long been impossible to cure, but new research is finally giving fresh hope. HD is a ...