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Fighting malaria by manipulating the amount of serotonin mosquitos obtain from blood meals

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Many people have heard of serotonin as a signaling molecule in the human brain that affects our mood. The results suggest that by increasing the amount of serotonin that mosquitos ingest with mammalian blood, we can change the mosquitos’ behavior to make them less efficient vectors of malaria parasites. ? Read original articl e

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Exposure to CO2 after traumatic experience strengthens fearful memories in mice

Frontiers

This memory-strengthening effect of CO2 requires a functional ASIC1A gene in the mouse brain. That is the conclusion of a recent in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience by neuroscientists from the University of Iowa, US. Memories of a different type, such as remembering familiar objects, are weakened rather than strengthened by CO2.

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Exposure to CO2 after traumatic experience strengthens fearful memories in mice

Frontiers

This memory-strengthening effect of CO2 requires a functional ASIC1A gene in the mouse brain. That is the conclusion of a recent in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience by neuroscientists from the University of Iowa, US. Memories of a different type, such as remembering familiar objects, are weakened rather than strengthened by CO2.

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Open science platform Frontiers publishes new Nobel Collection articles

Frontiers

Human riddles in behavioral economics , written by? Today marks the release of the second Nobel Collection articles, connecting curious minds of all ages to exceptionally high-caliber scientists and offering exciting insights into the world of real science. Photo credit: Frontiers. The Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017. Daniel Kahneman ,?awarded?

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

Physics, then, means studying nature at its most base level - matter, behavior and motion, energy types, time and space, and their actions and interactions (1). What is Physics? All of our modern sciences take their names from ancient Greek. Calculated the age of our sun and how long we can reasonably expect it to keep on burning.