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Scientists researching brain disorders create super-clever mice
Scientists have genetically modified mice to be super-intelligent and found they are also less anxious, a discovery that may help…
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Music may help people with epilepsy
When listening to music, brainwave patterns of people with epilepsy are different from those who do not have the disorder,…
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Friends, teammates call for support of softball player who suffered brain aneurysm
Friends and teammates of a California softball player who has been on life support since suffering a brain aneurysm on…
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Long-term meditation tied to less brain loss
Meditation over many years is tied to smaller age-related decreases in brain volume, according to a new study. People who…
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Dementia epidemic looms with 135 million sufferers expected by 2050
Many governments are woefully unprepared for an epidemic of dementia currently affecting 44 million people worldwide and set to more…
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Sleepless nights raise brain levels of Alzheimer’s protein, study finds
After a night of no sleep, even a healthy brain has higher than normal levels of the protein that forms…
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Researchers identify biological process that triggers Parkinson’s disease
New research has identified a biological ‘trigger’ for Parkinson’s disease. The findings, published in the journal Cell, may lead the…
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After wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, brain-injured veterans search for solace
Pete Bunce walked into a room at a U.S. military hospital in Germany in March 2004, and stared hard at…
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