• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 18th, 2015
Trans Fats in Processed Foods Impair Memory, Investigation Reveals

Trans Fats in Processed Foods Impair Memory, Investigation Reveals

Well then, it's a good thing the FDA banned them

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 10th, 2015
New Study Explains How and Why Coffee Reduces Stress

New Study Explains How and Why Coffee Reduces Stress

It's all about how caffeine affects brain chemistry

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2015
Memories Can Survive Cryogenic Freeze, Researchers Argue

Memories Can Survive Cryogenic Freeze, Researchers Argue

The scientists claim to have even proven this in worms

Scientists Grow Fully Functional Brain Tissue in the Lab

Scientists Grow Fully Functional Brain Tissue in the Lab

What they grew were essentially miniature cortices

1 in 20 People Has Hallucinated at Least Once in Their Life

1 in 20 People Has Hallucinated at Least Once in Their Life

If not you, then for sure one of your friends

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 29th, 2015
Zapping the Brain Can Address Schizophrenia Symptoms, Study Finds

Zapping the Brain Can Address Schizophrenia Symptoms, Study Finds

Just a weak electric charge would do, researchers say

Simply Stare at This Photo for a Complete Brain Reboot

Simply Stare at This Photo for a Complete Brain Reboot

Just 40 seconds of staring should make you feel more focused

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 27th, 2015
Early Brain Surgery Was Borderline Macabre

Early Brain Surgery Was Borderline Macabre

Haunting photos show brain surgery's first patients

21-Year-Old Woman Suffers Embolism and Dies After Going on the Pill

21-Year-Old Woman Suffers Embolism and Dies After Going on the Pill

He parents say it was the contraceptive pill that killed her

Watch: The Proper Way to Enjoy Coffee, As Explained by Science

Watch: The Proper Way to Enjoy Coffee, As Explained by Science

Drinking coffee the minute you wake up is a big no-no

Watch: Here's How You Can Improve Your Eyesight

Watch: Here's How You Can Improve Your Eyesight

The simplest way is to eat more veggies and exercise

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 22nd, 2015
High-Tech Headphones Zoom In on Brain Damage, Facilitate Diagnosis

High-Tech Headphones Zoom In on Brain Damage, Facilitate Diagnosis

The headphones are the work of medical experts in the UK

Rare Condition Makes Woman See People's Faces Turn into Dragons

Rare Condition Makes Woman See People's Faces Turn into Dragons

The woman also saw dragons forming in electrical sockets, on computer screens, even on plain white walls

Your Brain Might Be the Key to Unlocking Your Phone in the Future

Your Brain Might Be the Key to Unlocking Your Phone in the Future

Scientists believe your brain is all you need to control devices

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 20th, 2015
Falling in Love Is Literally like Getting Drunk, Alters Our Behavior

Falling in Love Is Literally like Getting Drunk, Alters Our Behavior

Study finds oxytocin, i.e. the love hormone, affects people's behavior in a manner similar to alcohol

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 19th, 2015
New Drug Limits Damage to Nerve Cells, Promises to Treat Alzheimer's

New Drug Limits Damage to Nerve Cells, Promises to Treat Alzheimer's

The drug is the work of a team of scientists at Lancaster University in the UK, will soon enter clinical trials

This Woman Is Living with a Hole the Size of a Lemon in Her Brain

This Woman Is Living with a Hole the Size of a Lemon in Her Brain

Medical experts found the hole when the woman was 26 years old, say there is nothing they can do to fix it

 
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