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Melanoma expert 'patient zero' in brain cancer fight

A leading pathologist fighting incurable brain cancer has trialled a personalised vaccine that could become the new frontier in treating the disease.

AAP · Sep 20, 2023

Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial

Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2023

Brain teaser: Play detective and find the thief who stole a wallet from this store

Do you enjoy brain teasers? This brain teaser is designed to test your intelligence and provide a fun challenge. In puzzles like these, viewers need to make an educated guess, whether it's to solve a mystery or simply add a fun twist to the brain teaser. To crack this puzzle,…

The Times of India · Sep 19, 2023

Optical Illusion: What you see reveals what you have been dreaming about

Optical illusions are visual phenomena that trick our vision and cause us to see things differently than they actually are. They take place when our brain interprets visual information in a way that does not match the actual characteristics of the objects or scenes we are viewing.

The Times of India · Sep 18, 2023

Arkansas toddler dies from brain-eating amoeba after playing at country club splash pad

The child contracted a Naegleria Fowleri infection and died a few days later

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Dopamine is a brain chemical famously linked to mood and pleasure − but researchers have found multiple types of dopamine neurons with different functions

Dopamine seems to be having a moment in the zeitgeist. You may have read about it in the news, seen viral social media posts about “dopamine hacking” or listened to podcasts about how to harness what this molecule is doing in your brain to improve your mood and productivity. But…

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023

What happens if you need to pee while you're asleep?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected].

The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023

The big idea: could we use music like medicine?

We know that music influences our emotions, but could it improve physical health too?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023

Could panic attacks be totally normal?

Men especially are vulnerable to masking these emotions. ABC News's Matt Gutman on how to face them effectively

Salon · Sep 18, 2023

Former Colorado officer gets probation for putting woman in police vehicle that was hit by a train

A former Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked vehicle that was hit by a freight train last year, causing the woman to suffer a traumatic brain injury, has avoided a jail sentence

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023