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Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
A new study suggests helping your brain stay sharp with age may be as simple as changing up the food on your plate at dinnertime.
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Arguing Taxes the Brain Much More, Scans Show
When people disagreed, sensory areas of the brain were less active while there was increased activity brain areas that handle higher order executive functions, such as reasoning.
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Upbeat Outlook Could Shield Your Brain
Researchers analyzed data from almost 1,000 middle-aged and older U.S. adults who took part in a national study. The upshot: Being upbeat pays dividends.
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Imaging Shows the Brain Drives Political Divides
Investigators found that despite watching the same videos related to immigration policy, neural responses differed between liberals and conservatives.
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Scientists Discover New Organs in the Throat
If confirmed, these glands could be the first of their kind discovered in about 300 years. Modern anatomy books show only three types of salivary glands, a set near the ears, another below the jaw and a third under the tongue
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Brain-Eating Amoeba in Texas City's Tap Water
Lake Jackson issued a "do not use water order" and requested an emergency declaration from the state.
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Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
Compared to nonsmokers, the risk of fatal bleeding in the brain was three times higher among heavy and moderate smokers, and 2.8 times higher among light smokers.
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Florida Teen Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba
The parents of a 13-year-old boy in Florida who died from brain-eating amoeba want to warn others about the risk of the waterborne infection.
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Concussion Ups Odds for Many Brain Conditions
The study of more than 186,000 Canadians found that those who suffered a concussion were more likely to develop any of several conditions, including: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); depression or anxiety; Parkinson's disease; or dementia.
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Brain-Eating Amoeba Case Confirmed in Florida
A case of brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in the Tampa area, according to the Florida Department of Health.
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Biases Mean Men Dubbed 'Brilliant' More Often Than Women
These stereotyped views are a result of implicit bias that people don't admit when asked directly, the researchers noted.
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Brain Stent Could Cut Odds for a Second Stroke
In a new study, the self-expanding, intracranial Wingspan brain stent seems effective over the long term in reducing stroke patients' risk of a subsequent stroke and death.
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Woman Plays Violin During Brain Surgery
Midway through the surgery, Turner was wakened and asked to her play her violin to "ensure the surgeons did not damage any crucial areas of the brain that controlled Dagmar's delicate hand movements,? according to the hospital.
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Marijuana Use May Increase Risk of False Memories
A false memory is one that didn't actually occur or one that differs from the way an event actually happened, often influenced by suggestions from other people.
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Caring for a Child With SMA
When a doctor tells you your child has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), you may feel overwhelmed and full of questions. Learn how one family is handling life after that diagnosis.
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Genes May Show Players at Risk for Brain Trouble
Among soccer players who headed the ball the most, those with the gene mutation called the apolipoprotein E epsilon4 (APOE e4) allele did four times worse on memory tests than those who head the ball the least, the researchers found.
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Rare Disease Put This Young Mom in a Coma for 7 Months
This is a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the brain and disrupts normal brain signaling. It first affected her ability to think clearly, but soon she was suffering from relentless seizures.
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Flame Retardants, Pesticides Remain Threat to U.S. Health: Study
Among children, the percentage of cognitive (mental skills) loss attributed to chemicals in flame retardants rose to 81% in 2015-2016, up from 67% in 2001-2002, the study found.
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Arousal Syndrome No Cause for Shame, Doctors Say
PGAD, in which the person feels repeatedly sexually aroused without provocation, has been considered an extremely rare and embarrassing condition -- one that has been the punchline of jokes even by doctors.
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Yoga May Bring a Brain Boost, Review Shows
A new brain scan study may be just the incentive you need to put yoga at the top of your New Years' to-do list.
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Kids and Concussions: Data Show Growing Threat
CDC data published in March 2019 found that from 2010 to 2016, an estimated 283,000 children came to emergency rooms each year for sports- or recreation-related traumatic brain injuries
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Man Who Inspired Ice Bucket Challenge Dies
Peter Frates, who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge that raised awareness about the neurodegenerative disease ALS, has died at the age of 34.
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Can Air Pollution Take a Toll on Your Memory?
Previous research has implied that exposure to fine particle air pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, but it wasn't clear how this type of pollution affects the brain and memory.
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What Happened to People With Half a Brain Removed
Is it even conceivable that a person be normal with just half a brain? A new analysis assessed brain health among six adults who had undergone a hemispherectomy as children.
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Stereotypes About Girls and Math Don't Add Up, Scans Show
The study is the latest to debunk the common myth that women are less suited to work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields due to biological shortfalls in math aptitude, the researchers said.
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