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Researchers give adult zebra finches back their ability to learn new songs

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

We all know the adage, 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks.' As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up a musical instrument, seems to fade. The culprit? A decline in brain plasticity - the brain's capacity to rewire itself and adapt to new challenges. But what if we could rewind the clock on this age-related decline?

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11 Health Departments Awarded Initial Accreditation or Reaccreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board

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Media Contact Keith Coleman, VP of Communications and Public Affairs communications@phaboard.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Accredited health departments demonstrate their commitment to transparency, health equity, and quality improvement. The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) announced the awarding of initial accreditation to Boone County Health Department and reaccreditation to ten public health departments, including Oneida Nation, the Boston Public Health Commission, Dakota County Public H

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Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of Solar System's biggest moon

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Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed that the asteroid was around 20 times larger than the one that ended the age of the dinosaurs on Earth, and caused one of the biggest impacts with clear traces in the Solar System.

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Zombie Snails: Brain-Hijacking Parasites and Mind Control in Nature

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Zombie snails might sound like fiction, but they’re a chilling reality. Brain-hijacking parasitic worms, Leucochloridium paradoxum , take over snail brains and turn the animals into mind-controlled hosts for its survival. Learn more about this fascinating parasite on the GIDEON infectious diseases blog. The post Zombie Snails: Brain-Hijacking Parasites and Mind Control in Nature appeared first on GIDEON.

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How bright is the universe's glow? Study offers best measurement yet

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Over billions of years, the universe's stars and galaxies shined their light into space, leaving behind an imperceptibly faint night light known as the cosmic optical background. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled to the edge of Earth's solar system and captured the most accurate measurement of this glow to date.

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Fatman Scoop, Grammy-winning Rapper, Has Died At 53

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While performing at Hamden Town Center in Connecticut on Friday night, rapper Fatman Scoop, born Isaac Freeman III, collapsed onstage. Paramedics began administering CPR, and the 53-year-old rapper was taken to the hospital by ambulance. On Saturday, his family announced he passed away. According to the CTPost , “The Office of The Chief Medical Examiner said the cause of death still requires further study and is still unknown as of Sunday afternoon.” The rapper is best known for coll

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Vu Proposal Form

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A year after the Türkiye earthquake: “It’s not over”

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Discover how Elcin, one of countless survivors from Türkiye's 2023 earthquake, is rebuilding her life amidst devastation and familial loss.

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