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President Donald J. Trump’s Call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 13 March 2018 13 March 2018
Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada regarding the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum that the President announced last week.
SECNAV Names Newest Destroyer in Honor of U.S. Marine
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- Written by SECNAV Public Affairs SECNAV Public Affairs
- Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018
Washington, DC - Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named the next Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in honor of Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and Navy Cross recipient Lance Cpl. Patrick Gallagher.
Scientists show how the brain may be wired for drinking fluids
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- Written by Christopher G. Thomas Christopher G. Thomas
- Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018
Washington, DC - Scientists uncovered a high-resolution map of the wiring inside the mouse brain’s thirst center. With these blueprints, they could trick mice into becoming light or heavy water drinkers. Moreover, they discovered a quenching circuit that knew when to tell the brain, “Stop, the body has had enough.” Supported, in part, by the NIH’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Technologies (BRAIN) Initiative, the results may also provide a glimpse into the rules that govern how the brains circuits work.
NIH experts call for transformative research approach to end tuberculosis
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- Written by Jennifer Routh Jennifer Routh
- Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018
Washington, DC - A more intensive biomedical research approach is necessary to control and ultimately eliminate tuberculosis (TB), according to a perspective published in the March 2018 issue of The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Study reveals how the brain tracks objects in motion
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- Written by Anne Trafton Anne Trafton
- Published: 12 March 2018 12 March 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Catching a bouncing ball or hitting a ball with a racket requires estimating when the ball will arrive. Neuroscientists have long thought that the brain does this by calculating the speed of the moving object. However, a new study from MIT shows that the brain’s approach is more complex.