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  1. Line drawing of a human figure sitting on a stylised brain, in front of white sparks on a lilac background. Vicky Bowskill (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

    Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Outgrowing self-denial

    Jay K Goldberg
    After hitting rock bottom a few months into a prestigious fellowship, a postdoc recounts how they found their way to ADHD medication, therapy, and better mental health.
  2. Research Culture: Using reflective practice to support PhD students in the biosciences

    Jennifer Tullet, Jennifer Leigh ... Emma Hargreaves
    Reflective practice can help postgraduate students to navigate work environments, deal with difficult supervisory relationships, and improve their work-life balance.
    1. Neuroscience

    Microglia: Maestros of anesthesia

    Romeesa Khan, Rodney M Ritzel
    Microglia regulate anesthesia by altering the activity of neurons in specific regions of the brain via a purinergic receptor.
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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Empathy: Exploring the impact of violence in video games

    Nicolas Roy, Michel-Pierre Coll
    Playing a violent game for a few weeks did not alter neural and behavioral responses to the pain of others in inexperienced male gamers.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Electromyography: Accessing populations of motor units

    Eric A Kirk, Britton A Sauerbrei
    A new device improves the way scientists can record the activity of motor units in a wide range of animals and settings.
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    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Pathogen Evolution: Exploring accidental virulence

    Daniel FQ Smith
    Experimentally evolving yeast to adhere better to plastic led to adaptations that increased their ability to cause an infection.
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Protein Kinase A: Probing ligand selectivity in pathogens

    Bryan VanSchouwen, Giuseppe Melacini
    Why does protein kinase A respond to purine nucleosides in certain pathogens, but not to the cyclic nucleotides that activate this kinase in most other organisms?
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Development: Investigating the origin of insect metamorphosis

    Xavier Belles
    Experiments exploring the role of juvenile hormone during the life cycle of firebrat insects provide clues about the evolution of metamorphosis.
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Stem Cells: Investigating the impact of cannabis

    Merrick Pierson Smela
    The psychoactive component of cannabis, ∆9-THC, affects cell growth and metabolism in early embryonic cell types in mice.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Being Neurodivergent in Academia: Marginalising dyslexic researchers is bad for science

    Helen Taylor, Arash Zaghi, Sara Rankin
    Specific learning differences like dyslexia may play an essential role in advancing human knowledge and enriching the academic environment.