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Mapping the mouse brain, and by extension, the human brain too

The circuits of the human brain contain more than 100 billion neurons, each linked to many other neurons via thousands of synaptic connections, resulting in a three-pound organ that is profoundly more complex than the sum of its innumerable parts. In recent years, however, transformative advances in imaging, sequencing and computational technologies have opened the […]

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So how tasty (and how healthy) is the vegan burger McPlant,

So how tasty (and how healthy) is the first vegan burger from McDonald’s? BARNEY CALMAN and EVE SIMMONS get a sneak preview of the McPlant McDonald’s is launching the new McPlant across 250 restaurants on Wednesday Ahead of the official launch, McDonald’s trialled the product in Coventry Barney Calman and Eve Simmons were invited to […]

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Detecting depression and partner violence risk during pregnancy

Carnegie Mellon University engineering and public policy researchers Kristen Allen, a Ph.D. student, and Alex Davis, an associate professor, have new research that could complement the ability of doctors to aid recently or currently pregnant individuals who experience depression or intimate partner violence. The new research, done in collaboration with Tamar Krishnamurti, assistant professor at […]

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Global and regional alterations in brain structural network in early-onset schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by both brain structural and functional abnormalities. Most of the existing findings, however, were limited to adult patients with established schizophrenia with a long duration of illness. It is still not clear whether the altered brain structural and functional abnormalities observed in adult patients have also been exhibited in […]