Have you ever noticed how animals sometimes behave differently around people who are very sick or nearing the end of life? It is one of those strange, slightly unsettling topics that sparks curiosity ...

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Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) at University College London have uncovered a neural mechanism in the brains of mice that enables the animals to overcome instinctive fears. The ...