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Keto Diet May Slow Down Alzheimer's, Mouse Study Reveals
We know that a host of factors play into Alzheimer's risk, including the makeup of our gut bacteria.
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Stanford Keto Study is Revolutionizing Mental Health
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Landmark Study Confirms Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is 'Unambiguously Biological'
In 2016, years before long COVID was a thing, the US National Institutes of Health, the largest single public funder of medical research in the world, launched a study into a long-neglected and puzzling condition: chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also...
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Golf, and other men's hobbies, drive a 300% increase in ALS risk
Men who engage in recreational activities such as golf, gardening and woodworking are at higher risk of developing ALS, an incurable progressive nervous system disease, a study has found. The findings add to mounting evidence suggesting a link between ALS and exposure to environmental toxins.
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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Parkinson's Disease - PubMed
The etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is multifactorial, with genetics, aging, and environmental agents all a part of the PD pathogenesis. Widespread aggregation of the α-synuclein protein in the form of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, and degeneration of substantia nigra dopamine neurons are the …
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Company Is Working on ‘Synthetic Alcohol’ That Has None of the Negative Side-Effects of the Real Thing
A synthetic alcohol called 'Alcarelle' reportedly provides the relaxing effects of alcohol without hangovers and other negative side effects.
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Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Ever looked at a familiar face or word and found it suddenly unusual or unknown? You may have had a case of jamais vu.
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How thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making
Research shows people who speak another language are more utilitarian and flexible, less risk-averse and egotistical, and better able to cope with traumatic memories
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Neuralink competitor Precision Neuroscience buys factory to build its brain implants
Precision Neuroscience acquired a manufacturing facility that can produce the key component of its brain implant.
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The Brain Waves of Meditation: What Do They Mean?
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World's Leading Theory on Alzheimer's in Crisis After Major Drug Trials Fail
These drugs significantly reduce the amount of amyloid beta in the brain as intended, but this did not translate into improvements in cognitive function.
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Ubiquitous nanoplastics found to cause Parkinson’s disease
New research is finding that nanoplastics aggregate in the brain causing certain forms of dementia.
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Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’
The feasibility of mind uploading rests on three core assumptions. How plausible is each one, really?
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Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to "really substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds
A researcher behind a study of wasabi's effect on cognition says he knew the fiery condiment had health benefits, but "the dramatic change" in memory was a surprise.
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Rats have an imagination, too, researchers show with brain implants
Rats think of objects and places that are not directly in front of them, a key requirement for remembering the past and imagining the future.
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Writing things down may help you remember information more than typing
Writing words down increases connectivity linked to memory and learning between different areas of the brain, with the same not being true when things are typed out on a computer
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Long COVID Seems to Be a Brain Injury, Scientists Discover
Some form of brain injury could be behind the symptoms reported by those with long COVID, according to a new study, and adapting tests and treatments to match could aid progress in tackling the condition.
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Scientists Are Zapping the Brain to Enhance Memory
New research shows transcranial magnetic stimulation on the surface of the brain can affect regions deep within.
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Meet the Internet’s DIY brain hackers
Wire together some resistors, current regulators, and a 9-volt battery, then connect the slapdash device to your head with saline-soaked sponges that serve as electrodes and get ready. A mild current will flow across your skull.
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