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Back to Episodes🔬 Scientists Finally Crack Century-Old Brain Mystery That Could Change Everything
Episode 160
Published 6Â months, 3Â weeks ago
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Yale researchers have solved a 100-year-old puzzle about gamma brain waves, revealing their origin in thalamus-cortex interactions with potential implications for neurological diseases. Johns Hopkins scientists discovered hidden nanotube networks in brain cells that transport toxic proteins like those in Alzheimer's. Arctic paleontologists unearthed a 73-million-year-old 'first salmon' fossil that rewrites fish evolutionary history. Plus, breakthrough discoveries include iron-breathing bacteria, promising new treatments for obesity and heart failure, and a revolutionary approach to studying dark matter through ancient cosmic radio signals.
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