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When the blood boils
Published the 12/01/2022

When the blood boils

Controlling blood pressure is not an easy task. Whether proverbially, by controlling our emotions, or literally with medication and diet. A stable blood pressure of 120/80 is necessary for both mental and physical health. As a reminder, blood pressure is a combination of factors that indicate how s [...]

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Early brain development
Published the 25/08/2021

Early brain development

Every parent worthy of the title wishes for their child to do better, to be better, and achieve the things they themselves couldn't. There are several things to take into account while striving for their better future (apart from projecting parents' dreams onto the ne [...]

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Thought after birth
Published the 16/06/2021

Thought after birth

The formation of the brain and the development of thought has always fascinated scientists. A better understanding of this "block of jelly" opens the way to many technological and medical possibilities. The brain is yet to reveal all its secrets. This is the second part of a series of articles abou [...]

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The birth of a thought
Published the 09/06/2021

The birth of a thought

The brain is a truly fascinating organ. It operates at lightning speed, controlling every aspect of our lives, keeping all activities under a strict watch. All of that in a 1.3 kilograms of highly functioning jelly. How it comes to be such a construct is a story of everybody' [...]

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Sexual development is never straight: biological and psychological approach
Published the 19/05/2021

Sexual development is never straight: biological and psychological approach

Sexual orientation has been under a glaring spotlight during recent years, with every right so, due to being neglected and mislabelled for the longest time. Trying to rectify this mistake, it has produced an abundance of information in a short time, often invoking sim [...]

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Stars of the brain: astrocytes
Published the 24/02/2021

Stars of the brain: astrocytes

Amidst billions of connections with their neighbors, neurons fire electrical and chemical information at each other at enormous speed, akin to a game of laser tag with 86,000,000,000 players. Oligodendrocytes join in, and plaster everything with play dough-like myelin, creating the messiest, most co [...]