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Neurons (red) and astrocytes (green), developed from stem cells.

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New Research Shows the Deadly Effect of Neurons on Cancerous Tumors

It appears that tumors can co-opt the signals neurons produce in order to grow, indicating that neurons and cancer cells together might be a dangerous duo.

Claudia Lopez

Zeresenay Alemseged, the Ethiopian paleonthologist who headed the research team that found the 3.3-million-year-old Selam (peace in Amharic), the oldest ancestor child skeleton ever found, holds the skull of a hominid child known as Australopithecus afarensis.

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How Ancient Diets Shaped Our Brains

Early hominins may have bashed bones to harvest fatty nutrients from marrow and brains, creating a cerebral expansion that kickstarted evolution.

Richard Kemeny

Social Justice

Poverty May Be Bad for the Brain

Research finds evidence that brains age faster among people of lower socioeconomic status.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

How Neuroscience Can Help Us Treat Trafficked Youth

Brain research gives insight into why abused youth are more vulnerable to exploitation—and how we can help them heal.

Lily Dayton

The New Yorker displayed in an Upper East Side newsstand in New York on October 9th, 2012.

PS Picks: Rachel Aviv’s Latest Masterful Mental-Health Narrative in ‘The New Yorker’

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Kate Wheeling