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As Parkinson's turns into a pandemic, China's breakthrough offers hope

Parkinson'sdisease–aneurodegenerativedisorderthatworsenswithtime–isturningintopandemicproportionsastheglobalpopulationages.Whilemedicationfortheconditionislimit

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Head injury boosts dementia risk: study

Sufferingatraumaticbraininjuryfromablowtotheheadboosteddementiariskby24percentinaDanishstudygroupofnearlythreemillionpeople,researcherssaidWednesday.Thesurveyof

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China-made brain pacemaker brings hope to Parkinson's patients

Nearly10,000ChinesepatientshavereceiveddeepbrainstimulationsurgerysincethefirstChina-madebrainpacemakerwasimplantedinapatient'sbraininNovember2009."Deepbrainsti

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Tech gurus race to realize telepathy

Onemorninginanot-too-distantfuture,you’rereadinganewsarticlesuspendedintheairwithyournano-wafercontactswhileonthewaytoworkinadriverlessflyingtaxi.Suddenly,yourw

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Brain structure potentially lined with person's risk-taking tendency

Inthefuture,youreligibilityforaspecificinvestmentportfoliomightbedecidedbyabrainscantest.AstudypublishedThursdayinthejournalNeuronhassuggestedthataperson'sabili

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Older people still grow new brain cells, study finds

Anewstudyhasfoundthatthebrainsofpeopleasoldas79maystillmakenewnervecells,suggestingthatmanyseniorsmayretainmoreoftheircognitiveandemotionalabilitieslongerthanpr

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AI models can help unravel mystery of human brain

Cognitiveneuroscientistsareusingthenewly-developedartificialintelligencenetworkstoenhancetheunderstandingofoneofthemostelusiveintelligencesystemsfromwhichtheyle

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Wearable brain scanner is gamechanger for neural care

BritishscientistsonWednesdayunveiledanext-generationwearablebrainscannerthatcanbedonnedlikeahelmetandallowspatientstomovefreelywhilebeingscanned,potentiallyrevo

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Clever wild birds share intelligence gene with human

ACanadianteamfoundseveralbraingenesthatmakewildbirdsclevererthanothersatforagingforfoodarelinkedwiththosemakinghumansintelligent,whichprovidesaninsightintotheev

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Infections during pregnancy affects brain development in the fetal stage

AstudypublishedinthejournalofNeuroscienceonMondayrevealedthatinfectionsorothertriggersforapregnantmother'simmunesystemcanaffectherbaby'sbraindevelopment.Ateamle

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Scientists make cells glow so brightly they can be seen outside the body

Scientistshavestolenatrickfromfirefliesandjellyfishtomakeanimalswithcellsthatglowsobrightlytheycanbeseenfromoutsidethebody.TheJapaneseteamcreatedmiceandmarmoset

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First blood test to help diagnose brain injuries gets US nod

ThefirstbloodtesttohelpdoctorsdiagnosetraumaticbraininjurieshaswonUSgovernment'sapproval.ThemovemeansBanyanBiomarkerscancommercializeitstest,givingthecompanyane

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MIT study shows how brain pattern triggers habits

Americanscientistsidentifiedhowadistinctivebrainpatternhelpedformroutinehabitslikebrushingone'steeth,apackageactivitycomposedofsmalleractionsthatthebrainautomat

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Woodpeckers show signs of potential brain damage

Ifyouslammedyourheadfullforceintoatreetrunkitcouldbeenoughtocauseseriousinjury.Woodpeckersdothisuntoldthousandsoftimesduringtheirlives,andthesebirdshavethrivedo

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Artificial neurons compute faster than the human brain

Acomputingsystemthatmimicsneuralprocessingcouldmakeartificialintelligencemoreefficient—andmorehuman.Superconductingcomputingchipsmodelledafterneuronscanprocessi

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Suppressing a sneeze can be dangerous, doctors warn

Stiflingasneezecanruptureyourthroat,burstaneardrum,orpopabloodvesselinyourbrain,researcherswarnedTuesday.Manypeople--whentheyfeelasneezecomingon--blockalltheexi

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Researchers create less invasive method for placing brain electrodes

Ourneuronsarefiringallthetime,receivingsignalsfromotherneuronsandsendingsignalsoftheirown.Togetabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainworks,scientistsoftenlistenintot