Jon Hamilton
Stories
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Tiny fish on ketamine may show how drug eases depression
In zebrafish, ketamine causes changes a brain circuit involved in "giving up." That may help explain how the drug helps people with depression.
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Research that shows fish responding to ketamine may hold clues for human behavior
New research shows that the anesthetic ketamine keeps fish from giving up — and the way it works may help figure out how it works in humans and lead to better medications for depression.
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Zebra fish respond to ketamine
New research shows that the anesthetic ketamine keeps fish from giving up -- and the way it works may help figure out how it works in humans and lead to better medications for depression.
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The story of two Marines who developed the same rare brain condition
Two veterans who had repeated exposure to blasts developed the same rare brain malformation. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 27, 2024.)
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Foreign-born scientists may find it harder to work in U.S. during Trump's 2nd term
H-1B visas, the kind many foreign scientists need to work in the U.S. became harder to get in the first Trump Administration. That's likely to happen again.
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These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection
Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.
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The latest in understanding the connection between our guts and our minds
Brain cells are increasingly being found outside the brain, and now researchers have identified specific neurons in the abdomen that control some aspects of digestion.
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Foreign nationals propel U.S. science. Visa limits under Trump could change that
The incoming Trump administration is likely to crack down on the H-1B visas used by tech companies and research institutions to hire top talent from other countries.
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Timeline shows what happens to different brain cells as Alzheimer's progresses
An analysis of brains at various stages of Alzheimer's found that neurons called inhibitory neurons are the first to be affected by the disease.
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Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent
A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer's has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable.
