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• Sleep resets brain connections -- but only for first few hours May 1, 2024
  During sleep, the brain weakens the new connections between neurons that had been forged while awake -- but only during the first half of a night's sleep, according to a new study.
• Scientists identify new brain circuit in mice that controls body's inflammatory reactions May 1, 2024
  The brain can direct the immune system to an unexpected degree, capable of detecting, ramping up and tamping down inflammation, shows a new study in mice.
• A 'cosmic glitch' in gravity May 1, 2024
  Researchers have discovered a potential 'cosmic glitch' in the universe's gravity, explaining its strange behavior on a cosmic scale.
• Scientists work out the effects of exercise at the cellular level May 1, 2024
  The health benefits of exercise are well known but new research shows that the body's response to exercise is more complex and far-reaching than previously thought. In a study on rats, a team of scientists has found that physical activity causes many cellular and molecular changes in all 19 of the organs they studied in […]
• Earth-like environment likely on ancient Mars May 1, 2024
  A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the shoreline of an ancient lake.