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Pelosi: Trump's brain is "deteriorating"

The former speaker of the House said Trump will not last through a second term in office

Salon · Nov 3, 2024

Parasitic Fungi Can Take Over A Brain For Its Own Benefit. It Gets Worse.

A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the horror.

Inverse · Nov 3, 2024

James Anderson opens up on enforced retirement: ‘It was like Goodfellas’

Anderson’s record-breaking Test career was brought to an end this year by England’s brainstrust of Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum and Rob Key

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024

The scientist who tested his revolutionary medicine on his own brain cancer: ‘It seemed worth it to give it a crack’

Richard Scolyer was one of the world’s leading melanoma researchers when he was struck with a brain tumour. Facing likely death, his team made him a guinea pig for his own medicine

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2024

AI just got more human – it can see optical illusions

A researcher has trained an AI model to mimic the way illusions mess with our brains.

Creative Bloq · Nov 2, 2024

Is stress causing my sleep paralysis? We ask a neuroscientist

This Stress Awareness Day, we asked a neuroscientist how stress can cause sleep paralysis — here's how they recommend preventing and dealing with it

Tom’s Guide · Nov 2, 2024

A new study on the Mediterranean diet offers the strongest proof yet that it's associated with healthy brain aging

This plant-based way of eating is more of a lifestyle than a strict diet and offers a wide variety of health benefits, experts say.

Fortune · Nov 1, 2024

Dying is more painful when society won’t listen – stories of financial hardship that show how end-of-life care needs to change

I’m stuck in here with nowhere to sit outside as I can’t walk to the park anymore. I need my mum staying with me and she’s on the couch – there’s no spare bedroom. I just feel trapped up here. Every morning they have the diggers digging the road. I’ve…

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2024

Glioblastoma: why immunotherapy may offer hope for brain cancer patients

Glioblastoma is the most common and deadliest form of brain cancer. Patients face a bleak prognosis – the average survival after diagnosis is between 12 and 15 months. And just 6.9% of patients survive beyond five years, making it one of the most poorly survived cancers.

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2024

"Can anyone help?": The internet is going insane over this difficult brain teaser

You must have come across different puzzles and brain teasers with varied levels of difficulty. But, there are a few that can drive you crazy, because the answers are not only elusive, they are too tricky to be concluded.

The Times of India · Nov 1, 2024