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Nora Bradford

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Nora Bradford is a cognitive neuroscience PhD student at University of California, Irvine and freelance science writer. Before beginning her program, she worked at UPenn and did her undergraduate in neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy at UChicago. She has done science writing internships at both the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Marine Biological Laboratory.
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Nora Bradford’s Journalist Portfolio

Soft Robots Take Steps toward Independence

Soft Robots Take Steps toward Independence

Constructed from delicate, flexible and lifelike materials, soft robots have the potential to improve on thei…

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How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain

How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain

Octopuses' sucker-covered arms can act as if they contain partly independent mini brains. Each arm gathers se…

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Live Fast, Die Young: Grass Fellow Explores Octopus's Death Spiral | Marine Biological Laboratory

Live Fast, Die Young: Grass Fellow Explores Octopus's Death Spiral | Marine Biological Laboratory

Most octopuses die after the first time they reproduce, and Grass Fellow Z. Yan Wang wants to know why.

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Study finds new patterns of antibiotic resistance spread in hospitals

Study finds new patterns of antibiotic resistance spread in hospitals

Using a newly developed method, researchers have discovered more movement of key antibiotic resistance genes …

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Epigenome edits unmute MECP2 in Rett-like neurons | Spectrum | Autism Research News

Epigenome edits unmute MECP2 in Rett-like neurons | Spectrum | Autism Research News

A combination of modified CRISPR tools can dial up the expression of MECP2, the gene mutated in Rett syndrome…

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Estrogen therapy is linked to fewer signs of Alzheimer’s in the brain

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By Nora Bradford
| Science News Verified
Women are about twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s disease as men. But women who take estrogen as hormone therapy after menopause have fewer telltale neurological signs of Alzheimer’s disease after death than women who don’t, scientists report August 12 in Neurology. Previous studies of menopausal hormone therapy have produced conflicting results.
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Meeste neuronen zijn alleskunners, geen specialisten

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By Nora Bradford
| newscientist.nl
We zijn geneigd om het brein te zien als een verzameling uiterst gespecialiseerde cellen. Maar uit een studie in muizen blijkt nu dat de meeste neuronen van alle markten een beetje thuis zijn. Al decennialang ontdekken wetenschappers neuron na neuron met elk hun unieke takenpakket.
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Crabs can’t hide from an octopus with a mirror

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By Nora Bradford
| Science News Verified
Mirrors are tricky. Even humans aren’t born with an intuitive understanding of them; we have to learn how they work. Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, researchers report June 3 in Current Biology.
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