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State agency accused of allowing logging that will endanger marsupial species, while doctors tell of surprising cause of a patient’s discomfort

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, there has been more attention given to problems of mental ill-health including depression than ever before. A new therapeutic option, especially for depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation, is slowly helping to address some of these considerable unmet needs in our community.

'I don't want anyone else to go through it like some of my family has.'

A see-through squid is giving scientists an unprecedented view of the brain and other organs in a living animal.

People taking weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy report a dampening of the urge to drink. Here's how the drugs curb cravings and what that could mean for helping treat addiction.

Everyone feels better after a good night of sleep, and lack of sleep can have profoundly negative effects on both the body and the brain.

Optical illusions are a great way to test your brain while having some fun. Regularly practicing these puzzles and challenges can help boost your cognitive capabilities, memory, logical reasoning and observational abilities.

Puzzlers are forewarned that this puzzle is quite tricky, so engage your brain and put your puzzle-solving skills to the test.

Nathaniel ‘NJ’ Foster, who uses a wheelchair, ventilator, and tracheal tube, was removed from a flight while heading to a funeral with his family in 2019