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Ebola species found in bats ahead of any potential outbreak

On: August 29, 2018

Though the article’s headline declares that this species of Ebola has not yet infected humans, there is no way to confirm that. Ebola Bombali does, however, have the potential to invade human cells. Bottom line: We still don’t know much about Ebola, and the very nature of the region whereContinue Reading

Scientists Have Found Secret Tunnels Between The Skull And The Brain

By: Sharon

On: August 28, 2018

In: Neuroscience

Cool! Tunnels enable a swift immune response. Another of those ‘design’ elements. Did you know you have tiny tunnels in your head? That’s OK, no one else did either until recently! But that’s exactly what a team of medical researchers have just found in mice and humans – tiny channelsContinue Reading

Scientists Have Found a New Type of Brain Cell And It Looks Like It’s Unique to Humans

By: Sharon

On: August 28, 2018

In: Neuroscience

The human brain continues to surprise researchers. It’s compact, bushy, and responsible for telling other neurons to shush. Beyond that, nobody is entirely sure what a newly discovered variety of brain cell called a rosehip neuron does. Source: Scientists Have Found a New Type of Brain Cell And It LooksContinue Reading

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