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Glutamate is the brain’s favorite neurotransmitter, running the show for memory, mood, and cognition. But like an overenthusiastic party guest, too much of it can cause serious trouble—specifically, a toxic buildup of tau protein, the molecular wreckage linked to...
Scientists Hack Cannabis for Pain Relief—Without the High or Addiction
The war on painkillers has a new combatant, and it’s wearing a lab coat. A team of scientists at Washington University and Stanford has engineered a molecule that steals cannabis’ pain-fighting powers without plunging users into a THC-induced haze—or worse, addiction....
This Bionic Hand Feels, Thinks, and Grips Like It’s Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Thriller
Johns Hopkins engineers have done it. They’ve built a prosthetic hand that doesn’t just grab things—it *knows* what it’s grabbing. Plush toys? Handled. Water bottles? No problem. A fragile plastic cup filled with water? It cradles the cup like it’s holding an ancient...
Waking Up with Wires: How Brain Stimulation Reprograms Emotion
Jon Nelson had his brain rewired. Not metaphorically. Electrodes, battery packs, wires snaking through his nervous system—an internal cybernetic upgrade straight out of a dystopian playbook. But unlike most sci-fi experiments, this one isn’t designed to control minds....
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