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Pharma

Reversing the effects of aging

It sounds like science fiction: Having someone else’s body sown onto your own body; having their young blood flow through your old veins to reverse the effects of aging and become younger. But this isn’t fiction, this is recent science.

Eefje Poppelaars • 01-07-2014

Human Potential

Cocaine use enhances distraction

Studies suggest that recreational use of cocaine is associated with significant impairments in the same cognitive control functions affected by chronic use. Are up to 4 grams monthly enough to damage the ability of suppressing irrelevant information?

Roberta Sellaro • 24-06-2014

Pharma

Neuroscientists with DREADDs – don’t dread them!

Growing long hair and waxing it until you get greasy locks isn’t that spectacular. But it’s not those DREADDs that we are talking about - neuroscientists have a new tool in their repertoire: Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs.

Claudia Pama • 17-06-2014

Human Potential

The Paleo Diet: an evolution-based approach to nurture the brain and body

The paleo diet is an evolution-based approach to nutrition that is increasing in popularity due to its health benefits.

Edward Spruit • 10-06-2014

Human Potential · Social

Life, love, ... and robots

Robots are becoming more and more human-like. Physically, robots have been produced that are almost indistinguishable from humans. Will we ever be able to fall in love with a robot, and if so, how long will that take?

Roy de Kleijn • 03-06-2014

Junior · Language

Bilingual education: How two is better than one

Bilinguals outperform monolinguals in a variety of ways. But what does this mean for people who are still in the process of becoming a bilingual, such as high school students who follow bilingual education?

Laura Steenbergen • 02-06-2014

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