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New hope for Alzheimer's: Groundbreaking Harvard study finds lithium reverses brain aging

Science Aug 28

4 things to know about a new study on lithium and Alzheimer’s disease

By Genesis Magpayo

Health May 28

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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain. Here’s what to know about cerebrospinal fluid disorders

Problems related to cerebrospinal fluid often go unnoticed until something goes wrong.

By Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation

Health Sep 28

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New wearable technology takes us into the minds of babies

When a baby fusses or cries, exhausted parents may wish they could know what’s going on inside their baby’s brain. Now, scientists hope clues could come with the help of a wearable brain imaging device. The new technology can track…

Health May 06

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New research shows people carrying 2 copies of a certain gene are more likely to have Alzheimer’s

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer's disease. A gene called APOE4 has long been considered a key risk factor. But new research says if people inherit two copies of that gene it's not…

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Health Jan 15

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Researchers look for link between air pollution and brain disease

New studies are raising public health concerns about the effect on air pollution on our brains. Researchers are trying to figure out how much, and to what extent, airborne contaminants are linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Dr.

By Jeffrey Brown, Kaisha Young

Sep 29

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Why music has such profound effects on the brain

By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman

Why does music give us chills, motivate us to work out and make us feel connected to one another? Neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas explains the power of music and its effects on our brains in her new book,…

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Mar 25

The human brain never stops growing neurons, a new study claims

By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American

A new study points toward neuron formation in the human brain’s hippocampus up through the ninth decade of life, which implications for memory and disease.

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Sep 20

Scientists gave octopuses some molly. Here’s what happened.

By Jamie Leventhal

Two scientists drugged some cephalopods and were surprised to find that their reactions to MDMA were similar to those of humans, despite massive evolutionary differences.

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Dec 30

3 brain technologies to watch in 2018

By Sharon Begley, STAT

Some tiny technologies could lead to some big advances in neuroscience in 2018. Here's what we'll be paying attention to.

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Apr 29

Can zapping your neck help you quickly learn a foreign language?

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT

A new project at DARPA aims to improve people’s ability to learn new things by stimulating nerves in the neck or behind the ear.

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