It’s complicated: Awkward marriage of Maresca and Chelsea provides great drama Enzo Maresca loves controlled buildup play while Blues fans tend to like forceful football. Conflict seemed inevitable The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025
“I’d always seen the guitar as a thing for really accomplished people like Jimi Hendrix – watching Nirvana on MTV Unplugged exploded my brain”: Studio nerd Corinne Bailey Rae broke through after moving on from her punk roots. Then she went back The Mercury Prize nominee on what she loves about her SG, obsessing in the studio, and how she harnessed the aggression of her youth for her new album, Black Rainbows Guitar World · Apr 18, 2025
31 Of The Most Brain-Scrambling “Today I Learned” Facts (New Facts) Learning never ends! Or, well, at least it shouldn’t. Your mind needs to work out just like your body. Not to mention how deeply satisfying it is to discover new things about the world. Bored Panda · Apr 18, 2025
Even children can get dementia. Here’s how to spot it Many young people are missing out on the support they need The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025
The Crunch: who benefits from an American brain drain; how the teals vote and the physics of urinal splashbacks We’re not sure about arch-rivals New Zealand doing so well, but it’s nice to see Australia near the top of rankings The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2025
How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain stores many of these memories for years or decades. The Conversation · Apr 17, 2025
Chinese brain computer interface user reportedly plays 'Black Myth: Wukong,' other games Chinese researchers claim their high-precision real-time BCI is good enough for Black Myth: Wukong gaming. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025
50 Wholesome Pics That Might Sprinkle Some Unexpected Joy Into Your Life (New Pics) A little bit of randomness, a lot of smiles, this post is your joy break in picture form. Bored Panda · Apr 17, 2025
Gwyneth Paltrow and Serena Williams are both fans of neuromodulation – but what is it and how does it work? IN FOCUS: Would you try an electromagnetic headset that claims to ‘reset the vagus nerve’? Emilie Lavinia investigates the world of neurostimulation and a new wave of in-clinic treatments for depression The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025
Five reasons why young-onset dementia is often missed Around 57 million people worldwide have dementia. While most cases of dementia are diagnosed in older adults, about 7% of cases occur in people under 65. This number may be even higher as young-onset dementia continues to be under-recognised. This means many people may be missing out on the support… The Conversation · Apr 17, 2025
New hope as surprising Parkinson’s treatment deemed safe in clinical trials More than 150,000 people in the UK are living with Parkinson’s disease The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
100% fatal brain disease strikes 3 people in Oregon Hood River County in Oregon reported three cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare human brain disease very similar to "mad cow." LiveScience · Apr 16, 2025
Brain injury patients help scientists investigate logical thinking...Tech & Science Daily podcast Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025
Your mattress may be harming your child’s brain The chemicals, also commonly used for textiles and cosmetics, are tied to several worrying health effects The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025 ‘I thought my son’s rugby injury was just a concussion – but doctors found a brain tumour’ More than 12,500 people are diagnosed each year with a primary brain tumour – including 500 children and young people
Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025 Stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s deemed safe in clinical trials The studies also ‘offer hope’ that transplanted cells could tackle symptoms of the condition, such as tremors.
Fortune · Apr 16, 2025 Trump has unwittingly set off a brain drain of ‘intellectual refugees’ as U.S. applicants to U.K. jobs spike The Trump administration's changes are prompting more Americans to consider leaving the U.S. for more freedom and stability.
The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025 No kidding: goats prove brainier than sheep and alpacas When we think about intelligent animals, farm species aren’t usually the first to spring to mind. We may picture tool-using primates or puzzle-solving crows. But my recent research suggests that sheep, goats and alpacas – staples of the barnyard – deserve more credit.
The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2025 Six Massachusetts hospital workers on same floor report getting brain tumors Newton-Wellesley hospital president says all six tumors benign as ‘rigorous ongoing investigation’ conducted
The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2025 My sister died 10 years ago. Here’s what I wish I had known about dementia when she was alive I think back to my 20-year-old self and my sister, lost in her imagined worlds, and I feel compassion for us both
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025 ‘I love this man for saving my life’: Michael Watson’s unbreakable bond with Peter Hamlyn The neurosurgeon saved the boxer’s life in 1991 and since then the pair have become close friends. They talk to Donald McRae
The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025 Breakthrough as scientists discover how the human brain solves new problems Researchers have developed tests that can be used to assess a person’s reasoning skills
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 Brain damage study leads to new discovery Scientists have discovered which part of the brain is responsible for people’s reasoning skills.
The Conversation · Apr 15, 2025 Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children’s education.
LiveScience · Apr 15, 2025 'A relationship that could horrify Darwin': Mindy Weisberger on the skin-crawling reality of insect zombification Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or caterpillar — into zombie-like puppets that act against their own interests.