Researchers say that spending too much time in dimly lit rooms may actually change the brain’s structure and hurt one’s ability to remember and learn. Neuroscientists from Michigan State University studied the brains of Nile grass rats (which, like humans, are diurnal and sleep at night) after exposing them to dim and bright light for… Continue reading Dim Light May Make Us “Dimwits”
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Some Stem Cells May Control Aging
New research has pinpointed the exact cells in the brain’s hypothalamus that influence how fast physical aging occurs. The finding, by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, was made in mice and might lead to new strategies for battling age-related diseases, as well as expanding lifespan. The paper was published in Nature. The hypothalamus… Continue reading Some Stem Cells May Control Aging