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Silencing brain cells in mice can make them no longer care about pain

17 January 2019

When certain brain cells are silenced in mice, they still sense pain but no longer seem bothered by it. The finding could lead to new pain treatments

Huge spinning ice disc in river provides a carousel for ducks

Huge spinning ice disc in river provides a carousel for ducks

16 January 2019

Residents of Westbrook in Maine discovered an enormous circle of ice slowly spinning in the Presumpscot river running through their city

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