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Can brainless animals think?

Even without brains, creatures like jellyfish and sea anemones can learn from experience.

LiveScience

Anti-ageing trousers? There really is no fashion or beauty claim too wild

According to a neuroscientist, our brains are hardwired to keep falling for the latest beauty fads. It’s a booby trap too many of us fall down – and I should know

The Guardian - UK

Fatigue, brain fog tied to deficiencies going untreated

Iron and vitamin D deficiencies are silently impacting Australian's energy, mood and overall wellbeing, with women and teenage girls particularly at risk.

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Astronauts can get motion sick while splashing back down to Earth – virtual reality headsets could help them stay sharp

The conflict between the brain's expectation of Earth's gravity and the reality of no gravity causes space motion sickness.

Space

Davina McCall reveals she had breast cancer and underwent surgery in October

It comes after the 58-year-old had surgery last year to remove a benign brain tumour, known as a colloid cyst.

Evening Standard

“People that didn’t understand the situation wanted me to get out of the way and hear more of Joni”: Brandi Carlile was instrumental in bringing Joni Mitchell back on stage – but faced a lot of criticism for her efforts

In 2015, Mitchell suffered a brain aneurysm that left her unable to walk, talk, sing or play guitar. Carlile took the initiative to support the legend and eventually helped her perform again at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival

Guitar World

This is the world’s first entire arm exoskeleton, giving stroke patients more ‘independence'

One in four people suffers a stroke during their lifetime, according to the World Stroke Organisation. Stroke survivors with paretic arms have had limited options.

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How many trees a day do we cut down for paper? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

Music could help ease the effects of dementia, GP says

Studies have shown that music engages multiple regions of the brain at once, helping to support memory

The Independent UK

Scientists are uncovering serotonin’s role in cancer – here’s what we know

Serotonin is often described as the happiness chemical because of its well-known role in regulating mood. However, recent research suggests this familiar molecule may play an unexpected role in cancer development. Not through its effects on the brain, but through a completely different mechanism in other parts of the body.

The Conversation

5 Tips For Productivity That Don’t Work

Not every productivity hack is actually productive. In fact, some of the most popular “life-changing” tips floating around the internet are really just repackaged stress, burnout, and self-judgment disguised as motivation. Maybe you’ve tried waking up at 4:30 AM because some billionaire swore that’s where success happens. Maybe you color-coded…

Everybody Loves Your Money

Pauline Collins' Cause of Death: Is Parkinson's Disease Preventable?

Oscar-nominated actress Pauline Collins has died aged 85 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Her passing makes way for discussion on Parkinson's, and how treatments continue to evolve for millions living with the condition worldwide.

International Business Times UK

NetEase closes a fifth Western studio: Just two years after it was founded, Bad Brain Game Studios will shut down for good next week

Bad Brain was founded in August 2023, but NetEase opted to end its partnership with the studio just two years later.

PC Gamer

“We Don’t Actually Know”: 44 Medical Mysteries That Doctors Can’t Explain

"We don't actually know" is not something you want to hear from doctors. But as much as we'd like to believe the experts have it all figured out, it turns out there's a lot they can't explain when it comes to the human body. Here's proof that no matter how…

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TV and radio presenter named Vic Australian of the Year

A television household name has been awarded 2026 Victorian Australian of the Year for her advocacy for brain cancer research and funding.

The Conversation

Even a few thousand steps a day can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s – new study

A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease – but not in the way scientists expected.

The Independent UK

Stephen Bryant’s lawyers cite brain damage in final appeal to stop death row execution

Bryant is on death row for killing Willard “TJ” Tietjen in his home in October 2004

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124 Moments When Animals Decided It Was Nap Time, No Matter The Place

There’s something endlessly soothing about seeing an animal surrender to sleep. From kittens snoozing inside teacups to dogs passed out mid-adventure, these moments capture the purest form of peace. People everywhere have been sharing photos of animals dozing in the funniest, strangest, and most heart-melting places. Whether curled in baskets,…

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Frankenstein: could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain

Frankenstein’s creature is coming back to life – again. As Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece airs on Netflix, we provide an anatomist’s perspective of her tale of reanimation. Could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think?

The Independent UK

Blood from these animals could hold key to Alzheimer’s cure, study finds

Molecules one-tenth the size of conventional antibodies may help treat brain disorders, researchers say

Medical Daily

The Science of Sleep: Why It Matters and How Brain Cycles Restore Your Health

Understand the science of sleep, how brain cycles impact your health, and evidence-based ways to improve rest for better mind and body function.

Euronews

Heavy drinkers at higher risk of brain bleeds in old age, study finds

Heavy drinkers were aged 64 on average when they had a stroke, compared to 75 among people who drank less alcohol.

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Sci-fi fungi round a favourite old ash

Cwmtydu, Ceredigion: The tree has been laid low by dieback, but the treasures nearby bring to mind miniature brains, the smell of leather and bread-and-butter pudding

International Business Times UK

Bruce Willis Illness Update: Wife Said Actor's Brain Is 'Failing Him' But It Is A 'Good Thing' - Here's Why

Bruce Willis's wife reveals his brain is failing due to dementia, but says his unawareness of the illness brings unexpected peace.

The Independent UK

Poor heart health linked to dementia diagnosis later in life, study finds

There are currently estimated to be 982,000 people with dementia in the UK, but more than a third of people with the condition do not have a diagnosis

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