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Many studies have suggested that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, might be useful in treating a variety of mental health conditions. But we don’t really know what’s going on at the level of “functional brain networks” – the communication pathways that connect different regions of the brain.

As blazes spew smoke across western US, research shows it may be worse for brain health than other types of pollution

According to recent research from the University of California San Diego, people with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, may find it easier to think when taking an experimental cancer treatment. Read further on Dynamite News:

‘I’ve never cried so much in my life’ says mother of woman

An academic paper says the show creates ideal conditions for ‘cognitive overload’ and demonstrates how to avoid it

Researchers think climate change will soon cause an increase in the incidence of Naegleria fowleri infections, a "brain-eating" disease.

Many deadly infections are transmitted via water, including cholera, typhoid and brain-eating amoebas.

In the U.S., tap water is generally safe and not a likely source of brain-eating-amoeba infections, experts told Live Science.

A now-retired doctor in Texas describes his experience treating a child with a brain-eating amoeba infection.