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Scientists just watched the brain flush out its own waste during deep sleep — pulsing waves of fluid that may explain why lost sleep wrecks your memory
You wake up after a terrible night of sleep, and the fog is immediate: names slip away, your train of thought derails ...
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A Strange Pattern Could Explain The Mysterious Origins of Brain Cancer
Confocal microscope image of a fruit fly brain. (Louise Cheng) Not every region of your brain is equally susceptible to cancer. Over many decades of treating brain cancer, doctors have noticed ...
The outer regions of the brain, the cortex, have specific layers of different cells—neurons—that are similarly ordered among all mammals, from tiny mouse brains to huge elephant brains. However, the ...
The 'silent' X chromosome within female brains may not be so silent after all. A new study has found evidence in both mice and humans that as we age, 'sleeping' X chromosomes can be 'awakened' in ...
The psychedelics LSD and ketamine work differently but induce some of the same trippy effects. A new study in rats hints at why: Both drugs trigger the same, simultaneous "wave" of electrical activity ...
A crucial link between the brain's cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers. Professor Elizabeth ...
Excessive screen time is raising concerns about its impact on brain health, potentially leading to "digital dementia" by ...
Doctors explain that prolonged inactivity can slow blood circulation and worsen blood vessel function. It may also impair glucose and fat metabolism, increasing the risk of obesity, diabetes, and ...
Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...
The CATNON trial showed adjuvant Temodar benefits grade 3 glioma patients, with no added benefit from concurrent chemotherapy, reducing potential toxicity. HER3-DXd, an antibody-drug conjugate, ...
Failure in the part of the brain that controls social functions could explain why regular people might commit acts of ruthless violence, according to new study by a University research team. A ...
Around 1 in 5 Americans say they’ve seen a ghost. I’m not one of them, and I probably never will be. I blame my brain. Let me explain. No one can say definitively that ghosts exist, but many people ...
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