In rodent laboratory studies, methamphetamine administration increases dopamine firing by 1,000 percent above baseline

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TASER conducted animal testing to calibrate nerve stimulation frequencies to ensure the weapon caused neuromuscular incapacitation

Viome organizes its scientific research into a wet lab team focused on assay development and a dry lab team focused on computational modeling

In rodent laboratory conditioning models, rats trained to press a lever for cocaine resume lever-pressing behavior upon receiving a painful foot shock after behavioral extinction

In rodent laboratory studies, chocolate consumption increases dopamine firing by 55 percent above baseline

In rodent laboratory studies, sexual activity increases dopamine firing by 100 percent above baseline

In rodent laboratory studies, nicotine consumption increases dopamine firing by 150 percent above baseline

In human neuroimaging studies of Pac-Man gameplay, the periaqueductal gray activates intensely when the player faces imminent capture by an in-game ghost enemy

Germ-free mice raised in sterile isolators allow the transplantation of complete human microbiomes without competition from native mouse microbes

Commercial laboratory mice possess depleted gut microbiomes compared to wild mice due to standardized breeding environments and diets

Tahoe Therapeutics published open-source perturbation datasets measuring molecular interactions with biological cells to facilitate virtual cell simulation

Parallel Bio uses artificial intelligence computer vision to track individual cell behaviors as experimental drugs interact with human organoids

Parallel Bio develops human organoids from pluripotent stem cells derived from human blood or skin cells

In a laboratory experiment, fenugreek encapsulated approximately 80 to 85 percent of microplastics present in water

In a study evaluating recorded partner conversations, participants with positive world beliefs rated their partner as more supportive than objective observers or the partner did

In Paul Eastwick's speed dating studies, men accepted second dates with approximately 50 percent of the women they met

In Paul Eastwick's speed dating studies, women accepted second dates with approximately 35 percent of the men they met

Reducing the prevalence of politically like-minded content in user feeds during the 2020 US presidential election had no measurable effect on affective polarization, ideological extremity, candidate evaluations, or belief in false claims

Experimental algorithmic modifications across a three-month period during the 2020 US election produced no detectable changes in participants' political attitudes

Researchers in the 2020 Facebook and Instagram Election Research Study implemented experimental conditions testing reverse-chronological feeds, the removal of reshared content, and reductions in politically like-minded content

Mithril Medicine advanced an antibody treatment candidate for muscular dystrophy from initial concept to proof of principle in mice within 18 months