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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Nervous-system ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest nervous-system content from the Live Science team ]]></description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can brainless animals think? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even without brains, creatures like jellyfish and sea anemones can learn from experience. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UsQGuUD6pvCyNC7pYDcjV3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Box jellyfish can learn to associate visual cues with the physical sensation of bumping into objects, helping them navigate around obstacles more effectively.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a box jellyfish swimming with its tentacles out to the left hand side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can your brain run out of memory?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Your memory relies on reusing, overlapping and adapting rather than on a fixed number of storage spots. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roberta McLain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6qKKkKjTZDi3MnC44XttRT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Our memory system didn&#039;t evolve to archive everything but rather to help us adapt and predict the future.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a human brain overlaid with puzzle shapes, with one puzzle piece missing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's a speed limit to human thought — and it's ridiculously low ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Human brains take in sensory data at more than 1 billion bits per second, but only process that information at a measly 10 bits per second, new research has found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:22:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZYJf2qekR4TnvXMJaC3cRW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The speed limit of human thought is slower than one might expect.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D render of signals sent across the synapse of a neuron.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Angelman syndrome: A disorder that stops people walking and speaking ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/angelman-syndrome-a-disorder-that-stops-people-walking-and-speaking</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Angelman syndrome is a rare disease that disrupts the normal development and function of cells, particularly in the nervous system, leading to severe developmental delays and learning disabilities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pPZMfAKB9QTi5WF2Sj697h-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Acupuncture really works for sciatica pain, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new trial that compared acupuncture to a convincing placebo suggests that the treatment can help relieve sciatica pain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:47:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KcQuXTuQ2etA9fDAJNKzoU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Acupuncture showed success at relieving sciatica pain in a recent clinical trial.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an acupuncturist applies a needle to a person&#039;s back]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This is what drives the migraine headache': Scientists uncover 'missing link' in why some migraines happen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new mouse study uncovered a previously unknown route between the brain and peripheral nerves that could explain the link between aura symptoms and migraine headaches. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:42:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Schubert ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NXStmT5VKtbhLj39Ku6zkB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mouse study may have solved a long-standing mystery about migraines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a blonde woman holding a young child. Colorful zigzags are shown around the child&#039;s head, indicating that she&#039;s experiencing a migraine with aura]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bionic legs plugged directly into nervous system enable unprecedented 'level of brain control' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A first-of-its-kind study demonstrated that a new nervous system-controlled bionic leg helps leg amputees walk more naturally than traditional prosthesis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:57:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DPmYE2DCQGez6TDiB8droD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have developed a new type of surgery that reconnects severed muscles in a patient&#039;s residual limb after a below-the-knee amputation, enabling amputees to walk more naturally than those who had traditional amputations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Patient shown walking up stairs while wearing the new prosthetic limb. Only the bottom half, from the middle of their torso downwards is shown.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover new way humans feel touch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hair follicle cells sense touch and release chemicals that activate nearby neurons, scientists reveal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Here, sensory nerves (green) are shown wrapped around a hair follicle (purple). These nerves can be activated by signals from touch receptors within the follicle, a new study shows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a bright green squiggle of nerves shown near a hair follicle, depicted as a dense, bright purple structure]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Neanderthal DNA may shape how sensitive you are to pain, genetic analysis shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists studied genetic samples from more than 7,000 people and linked three genetic variants, inherited from Neanderthals, to increased pain sensitivity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:37:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/38RFQGB22SDjsjXci3MuGL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three versions of a gene called SCN9A are thought to come from Neanderthals and seem to affect pain-detecting nerve cells in the body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fluorescent blue DNA double helix structure Human cell biology DNA strands molecular structure in 3D illustration.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flutters, knots and other stomach sensations tied to nervousness are all examples of the gut-brain axis in action. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:05:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LEzuwRJXAqoBPMuoyY4A63-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an illustration in an x-ray style of butterflies flying around a stomach]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration in an x-ray style of butterflies flying around a stomach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre blob-like animal may hint at origins of neurons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Placozoans, animals so simple they look like blobby pancakes, have been found to contain cells that may hold the ancestors of modern neurons. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:04:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SN4LW5y5VXhze5kJ3ULArM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Microscopy image of nuclei, colored by depth, of one of the four species of placozoan for which the researchers created a cell atlas for.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Confocal microscopy image of nuclei, coloured by depth, of Trichoplax sp. H2, one of the four species of placozoan for which the authors of the study created a cell atlas for.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does caffeine help or cause headaches? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Caffeine's influence over headaches is complicated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:40:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donavyn Coffey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DzqqqhfmZZYu9xzRa8o925-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In some contexts, caffeine can trigger headaches, but in other cases, it may can relieve them.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[woman at a desk surrounded by papers and a laptop holds her head in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists may have found the missing link between heart disease and sleep problems ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests sleep problems often experienced by people with heart disease may be caused by damage to a group of nerves that regulate both the heart and the brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:00:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u9chXWMfEcxAACNoLjvGWE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People with heart disease often have reduced levels of the sleep hormone melatonin in their blood. Now, scientists think they may know why.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman in bed puts hands on face in frustration with alarm clock in foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alien-like comb jellies have a nervous system like nothing ever seen before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Strange sea creatures called ctenophores have a fused nerve net where scientists expected to see synapses. Did they evolve their nervous system separately from other animals? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q885WeVV52zoyrbVYFvgvZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comb jellies appear to have fused nervous systems, raising questions about their evolution.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing blue and pink Warty Comb Jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, swimming in the Black Sea ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brain cells gone haywire during sleep may lead to chronic pain, mouse study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mouse study hints at why chronic pain and poor sleep are linked. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:48:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TVA7AGJEf462EvBqSUUR9G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A cluster of neurons in the brain seem to change their activity after nerve injury, but this change is most pronounced during sleep.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of neurons depicted in grey-blue with red light to signify action potentials ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gut-brain axis: How it works and its link to mental health ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/the-gut-brain-axis</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The gut-brain axis refers to the connection between the gut and the brain. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Gora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXzSDgg6TmdxhyTNTJjJkc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[the gut-brain connection via the gut-brain axis]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the gut-brain connection via the gut-brain axis]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are paper cuts so painful? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/paper-cuts-pain</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our anatomy and the nature of paper make paper cuts super painful. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9YLue37CZghtZWDbhNA6UH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ouch! Why do paper cuts hurt so much?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up on a person&#039;s hand turning the page of a large book]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does stubbing your toe hurt so much? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/stubbing-your-toe-pain</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the science behind why stubbing your toe is oddly excruciating. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KXaDsnkMMoJQxNVq3GGpmd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Youch! Why does stubbing your toe hurt so, so much?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[older man wearing button up, jeans and socks sits on a couch holding his right foot, as if in pain]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Electrical zaps can 'reawaken' lost neural connections, helping paralyzed people walk again ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/neurons-for-walking-after-spine-injury</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists identified specific spinal nerve cells that people likely need to regain the ability to walk after paralyzing injuries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yd6jK4WcVdvvNXEzhdFWtX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists identified the specific neurons needed for people to recover the ability to walk after spinal cord injuries.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[glowing red neurons shown in a cross section of a mouse spinal cord]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a 1st, scientists counted all 10,000 nerve fibers in the human clitoris ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/nerve-fibers-in-human-clitoris-counted</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The clitoris contains thousands more touch-detecting nerve fibers than once thought. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tk9secFcCAAi3aoS55BsQJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is a magnified cross-section of the dorsal nerve of the human clitoris, which is primarily responsible for clitoral sensation. Each tiny, dark-blue dot packed inside the larger blue circles represents an individual nerve fiber of the dorsal nerve.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[histological image shows a cross section of clitoral tissue, stained blue; bundles of nerve fibers look like clusters of blue dots]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Penis worm's ancient cousin fossilized with its doughnut-shaped brain intact ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/cambrian-fossil-embryo-with-brain</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists found preserved brain tissue in a Cambrian fossil. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:01:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oP6E5uLWTZPZRHutJuXgZa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Xi-ping Dong et al. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220115]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists discovered preserved brain tissue (yellow) in a fossilized embryo from the Cambrian. A detailed model of the ring-shaped brain, complete with two nerve projections poking out of it (arrows), is shown on the right. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D model of the embryo of a cambrian creature; the ring-shaped brain is marked in yellow within the embryo (left) and in a detailed image on its own (right)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The nervous system: Facts, function and diseases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The network of nerves is the body's electrical wiring. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 16:26:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Horton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAoJVaNEYFX8VC3SmLSxSd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of neurones in the nervous system ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of neurones in the nervous system ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ebola can linger in brain fluid and trigger deadly relapse, monkey study suggests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ebola-persists-in-cerebrospinal-fluid-macaque-study</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ebola can lurk in fluid-filled cavities in the brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:16:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R3BWf7vCbDZXd3vXQ467g5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fight or flight: The sympathetic nervous system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sympathetic nervous system activates the "fight-or-flight" response, quickly readying the body to handle dangerous or stressful situations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:58:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ma4V84xkbD9shSXuFeyuYe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for your fight or flight response. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for your fight or flight response. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 500 million-year-old, bug-like fossils have stunningly preserved nervous systems ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/fossilized-arthropods-contain-preserved-nervous-tissue</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The organisms may be related to modern arachnids, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 19:19:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/73yHvQbFmuKypeGNxkKrJg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ortega-Hernández et al. 2022, Nature Communications]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[500 million-year-old fossils found at the Smithsonian Institution (left panels) and Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology (right panel) contain preserved nerve tissue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[various fossils of the species Mollisonia symmetrica, a bug-like Cambrian arthropod]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are the systems of the body? Fast facts about the human body and how it works ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn all about the human body's many systems and some of its individual organs, both vital and vestigial. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HJe4pNiQNtQVMRN5oNikAn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The systems of the body work in concert to keep our biological processes running smoothly.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a student holding a pen and notebook as she looks at a 3D model of the systems of the human body]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists inserted disco 'strobe lights' into jellyfish to see how they function without brains ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/light-up-jellyfish-model-shows-neural-activity</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists genetically modified jellyfish in order to make their neurons light up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kX5wtKpLc8dMQVBf8iQNN6-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Left) Researchers found a spatial organization to the way that neurons are activated when a jellyfish is coordinating behavior; (Right) The jellyfish folds the right side of its body to bring a tiny brine shrimp to its mouth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Left) Researchers found a spatial organization to the way that neurons are activated when a jellyfish is coordinating behavior; (Right) The jellyfish folds the right side of its body to bring a tiny brine shrimp to its mouth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does cold fresh air help nausea go away? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here are some theories as to why cold air helps get rid of nausea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tyler Santora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AkPXdGsYszKNGTh3KEDmqR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cold fresh air can help people ill with nausea feel better.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cold fresh air can help people ill with nausea feel better.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ COVID-19 could mix up body's 'fight-or-flight' system ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-messes-fight-or-flight-response.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's still much that’s unknown about the subtle impacts a typical COVID-19 infection may have on the body and the nervous system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:11:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WTzbFuuSjgciznXD6YQWqC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Ilustration of nerve cells.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ilustration of nerve cells.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious neurological symptoms are appearing in US diplomats and spies around the world ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/cia-brain-ailment-widespread-havana-syndrome.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Approximately 60 U.S. personnel stationed around the world have complained of mysterious neurological symptoms that may be linked to the use of a microwave weapon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZJRaEn6tVcXiG7G5gF4B68-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The string of mysterious illnesses were first reported among employees at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The string of mysterious illnesses were first reported among employees at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Your most distant cousin doesn't even have an anus ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/sea-sponge-comb-jellies-genetics-debate.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ No animal is less related to you than a sea sponge, and they've got the genes and nerveless, anus-less bodies to prove it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:35:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:47:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MqjxFwvHK26L2yBFxfr5fh-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off Hawaii. These bizarre creatures are humanity&#039;s most distant animal cousins, according to new research.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they eat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:13:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSqZnbfY6PADRzdhFSFPAR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A venus flytrap in a dark background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A venus flytrap in a dark background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gigantic new 3D map traces every neuron in a tiny mouse brain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A years-long Allen Institute for Brain Science project to map the entire mouse brain is complete, and you can explore it now. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T6M7maLosVabDxno6aYu7B-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A still from a video fly-through of the brain map shows a slice of mouse brain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A still from a video fly-through of the brain map shows a slice of mouse brain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incredible 'Heslington Brain' Resists Rotting for 2,600 Years. Here's How. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Most brains rot soon after a person dies. How did this 2,600-year-old human brain stay intact? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:11:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TcvsWgmAoRXu3hHhd5Fcy9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists are amazed that a human brain could persist for 2,600 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scientists are amazed that a human brain could persist for 2,600 years.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fossilized Brains Found in Ancient Bug-Like Creatures ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/new-athropod-fossil-brains-found.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New evidence of preserved brain tissue from the Cambrian period counters arguments that nervous tissue cannot be fossilized. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:43:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/khNgv23oNQCkueeiCTxqdK-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ortega-Hernández et al. 2019]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A newfound Alalcomenaeus fossil from the western U.S. contains remnants of a nervous system (black stain). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A newfound Alalcomenaeus fossil from the western U.S. contains remnants of a nervous system (black stain). ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Just Found a Previously Unknown Organ Lurking Under Your Skin, and It Helps Detect Pain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You can blame this mysterious newfound organ for the pain you feel when you prick your finger. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:33:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:14:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/53Lu9k4tYCYUhNS9SJNQEV-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers discovered a new organ sitting below the outer layer of the skin. The organ is made up of nerves (blue) and sensory glia cells (red and green).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers discovered a new organ sitting below the outer layer of the skin. The organ is made up of nerves (blue) and sensory glia cells (red and green).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alien Life Might 'Think' More Like an Octopus Than a Human ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65835-octopus-brains-in-arms-aliens.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ When an octopus uses its arms, it's a no-brainer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:17:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o2ywxYYPtJwUEnEjCf8qQh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dominic Sivitilli]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant Pacific octopus (&lt;i&gt;Enteroctopus dofleini&lt;/i&gt;) investigates its environment with arms that &quot;think&quot; for themselves.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lethal Listeria Outbreak: Why Is This Bug So Dangerous? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One person has died in connection with a Listeria outbreak tied to sliced deli meats and cheeses. Why is this bacterium so dangerous? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2019 20:27:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hcz4vYaWTgVdQfuLayB5XF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's First Dolphin Spinal Tap Cranks Marine Medicine Up to 11 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is (Dolphin) Spinal Tap. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:01:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kPJLhnGXegMBfdZojxEEyN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rimmy is a rescued bottlenose dolphin being cared for at SeaWorld San Antonio.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rimmy is a rescued bottlenose dolphin being cared for at SeaWorld San Antonio.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do Some of Us Shiver When We Pee? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63197-why-pee-shivers.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is there a purpose to pee shivers, or are they simply a biological glitch? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 11:43:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:42:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7GTFigKdQYgZyD8xLvGtSN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You May Have a 'Second Brain' in Your Butt... And It's Smarter Than You Think ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62683-colon-brain-neuron-firing-pattern-detected.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The neurons in your colon don't need to be told what to do. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 18:11:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8srvhH3TspgPPLrVK8zMo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mammals are thought to have a &quot;second brain&quot; or &quot;gut brain&quot; in their colons. A new study provides evidence of the gut brain&#039;s smarts.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Light Therapy Could Zap Away Chronic Pain One Day ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62396-light-zaps-chronic-pain-mice.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Just flicking on a light might one day provide pain relief to some patients with chronic pain, early research in animals suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:45:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XDEUuGWXZf3SoQDMcB4Znn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dhandapani et al., Nature Communications.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A light therapy provided pain relief to mice with neuropathic pain who had serve pain from even a gentle touch. Above, a microscopic image of the skin of a mouse, with the nerve cells that are responsible for sensitivity to gentle touch shown in green. The neurons are located around the hair follicles, shown in light green.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A light therapy provided pain relief to mice with neuropathic pain who had serve pain from even a gentle touch. Above, a microscopic image of the skin of a mouse, with the nerve cells that are responsible for sensitivity to gentle touch shown in green. Th]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Find Very Young Cells in Even Very Old Brains ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62227-aging-brain-new-cells.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study finds baby nerve cells even in very old brains. But the research remains controversial. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:56:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/22VdxfHz5zp53B38MN8fLo-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Torsten Wittmann, University of California, San Francisco]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Developing nerve cells, with the nuclei shown in yellow. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Developing nerve cells]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian ex-spy poisoned: What is a nerve agent? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61965-russian-spy-what-are-nerve-agents.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You can't see them, smell them, or taste them. By the time you feel them — it's already too late. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:58:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aWLkE9X5knnAC3VEJVRYtP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man and his daughter were found in critical condition following a &quot;brazen and reckless&quot; nerve agent attack.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's What You'd Look Like As Just a Nervous System ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61599-dissected-nervous-system-photo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This medical cadaver sure had a lot of nerve. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:08:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:52:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BZ32GfKrR9rDUXQAxFzPUC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pair of medical students spent 1,500 hours dissecting this in-tact nervous system in 1925.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Buttless Wonder: New Worm Has No Anus ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61272-new-worm-species-no-anus-discovery.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of marine worm that lacks a number of internal features common to other animals — including an anus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 16:29:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q2iha2iDYyXo7iwPWb89jF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists studying the seafloor off Japan recently discovered a new worm, &lt;i&gt;Xenoturbella japonica&lt;/i&gt;, that has no anus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[xenoturbella japonica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do You Have to Pee When You're Nervous? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60524-why-do-you-pee-when-nervous.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you get the urge to pee when you're nervous, you're not alone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:34:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:40:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s9WNvVBMi4foabF9ZM6hff-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This woman is probably wondering where she can find a bathroom.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nervous woman]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Assemble! 'Voltron'-Like Robots Can Elect Their Own Leader ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60390-voltron-like-robots-elect-their-leader.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With a nod to the "Voltron" Defender of the Universe," a team of scientists has created robots that work together and decide which one will lead them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:43:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fastG2CSAaTNEAZtpTjkki-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marco Dorigo and Nithin Mathews]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These autonomous robots know how to work as a team and even how to choose the best leader.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[These autonomous robots know how to work as a team and even how to choose the best leader.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do We Sleep? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers who study sleep now have a few theories about why we spend one-third of our lives in dreamland. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K2SeDbHcz7P99xnfXv3AJ8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The human need for sleep is a mystery.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[sleep, neuron, REM, chemical, memory, learning, learn, sleeping, why]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parkinson's May Begin in Gut Before Affecting the Brain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Parkinson's disease ravages brain cells, but the condition may actually start out in the gut, and then spread through nerves to the brain, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:46:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:15:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Onion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E7uWtjCZ4wbPRLqMNfPHA6-1280-80.jpg">
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