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Explained: Can consuming Omega-3 supplements really help reduce aggressive behaviour?
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania recently showed that omega-3 fish oil supplements e…
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Did you know that genetically engineered bacteria can do math?
Believe it or not, scientists in India have genetically engineered bacteria to perform mathematical…
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A neuroscientist scanned her brain during pregnancy and postpartum. It changed in 2 major ways.
A neuroscientist underwent MRIs during her pregnancy and postpartum. Her team found two major chang…
Julia Pugachevsky
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What a Blue Zone heart doctor eats every week for brain health — including 1 supplement
A new study suggests that strict vegetarian diets may have detrimental effects on the aging brain.
Hilary Brueck
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Study shows light exercise improves blood flow to children's brain, improve cognition
According to the findings published in the Scientific Reports journal, the researchers found a sign…
PTI
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Promising new brain-reading tech can decode internal speech, but can it give Musk’s Neuralink a run for its money?
Researchers implanted tiny electrodes in the brains of two participants to capture their brain acti…
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A living computer? This AI made from interconnected "mini-brains" requires a million times less power than ChatGPT!
To put this into perspective, training a single large language model like GPT-3, a precursor to the…
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9 foods that can boost your brain health — and don't cost more than $1 per serving
The Brain Docs say your lifestyle has "the most profound effect on brain health" and eating more of…
Hilary Brueck
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Scientists say weight-loss drugs could protect our brains from dementia. Early results suggest they're onto something.
Patients with Alzheimer's who took a GLP-1 drug improved their memory scores and lost less of their…
Hilary Brueck
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A human performance scientist shares the 9 supplements he takes daily for gut, brain, and muscle health
Professor Andy Galpin, whose clients include the LA Clippers and Travis Barker, adjusts his daily s…
Kim Schewitz
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Why do we instantly recognise smaller quantities, but require counting for larger groups? Study explains
For some reason, beyond four objects, our brain's counting magic fizzles. Try it yourself: grab a f…
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Researchers used the world's most powerful MRI to get brain scans that are 10 times as detailed as a hospital MRI — take a look
Researchers unveiled images of the brain from the world's most powerful MRI, which could lead to br…
Jenny McGrath
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The world's first human brain-scale supercomputer will go live next year
The supercomputer, named DeepSouth, will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations a second, r…
Ellie Zolfagharifard
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Study shows Covid virus migrates within neurons, infects brain
In a first, researchers have demonstrated that different variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind C…
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A doctor says looking after your gut will take care of your brain and immune system, too. Here are 3 things he does himself, including 'gut gardening.'
Dr. Monty Lyman says research suggests the brain, gut, and immune system are linked. He shared how …
Kim Schewitz
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I was diagnosed with a near-fatal brain condition. I had surgery, recovered, and graduated college 5 years later.
A high school senior diagnosed with near-fatal brain swelling had to undergo 10 surgeries, a coma, …
Kelly Burch
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Engineered white blood cells can eliminate cancer, study finds
Researchers have manipulated a type of white blood cells, called macrophages, to eliminate solid tu…
PTI
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4 things a neurologist would never let her kids do because they can 'kill a lot of brain cells or straight up kill you'
Dr. Puja Aggarwal said she would never let her kids play football because it's not worth the risk o…
Andrea Michelson
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Scientists have created a huge map of the human brain. It could help us treat more diseases.
On October 12, researchers published a brain atlas that maps over 3,000 types of human brain cells.…
Kate Hull
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New study finds that COVID-19 can damage brain cells, impairing cognitive function
The study, conducted by scientists from France, Germany, and Spain, found that "ghost vessels" are …