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Migraines are throbbing headaches often accompanied by nausea and increased sensitivity to light, sound and touch. Nearly 30 million Americans suffer from migraines, and almost 1 in 4 of them have at least four severe attacks each month. Three times as many women suffer from migraine headaches as men, and…

Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, our team showed that the toll of racism on the brain was linked to advanced aging, observed on a cellular level.

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"We feel pretty confident that in the next year or two, someone with a Neuralink implant would be able to outperform a pro gamer because the reaction time would be faster."

Cooper-Key, who was first diagnosed with cancer 24 years ago, had been suffering from an inoperable brain tumour

'Every setback I had … I thought, 'I am going to give this another crack' says Australian on comeback from concussion and forging on after brother's traumatic brain injury

Language enables people to transmit thoughts to each other because each person’s brain responds similarly to the meaning of words. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I developed a framework to model the brain activity of speakers as they engaged in face-to-face conversations.

According to the study, omega-3 fatty acid use could benefit those with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's. However, researchers did not find significant benefits for all older adults in general.

New methods applied in live mice suggest that molecules called neuropeptides, not neurotransmitters, play the main role in our response to danger.