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The 5 things too much screen time is doing to your child’s brain

Screen time for young people can have a number of cognitive effects

The Independent UK · Jan 12

Poor sleep could make your brain age faster, study finds

People with poor sleep had brains that appeared one year older than their actual age, researchers say

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to scientists who discovered microRNA

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.

The Times of India · Oct 7, 2024

Scientists behind mRNA COVID vaccine get Nobel Prize: Facts to know

The Nobel Prize 2023 in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet said on October 2.

The Times of India · Oct 3, 2023

“Viking Disease” Might Have Actually Come From This Ancient Human Cousin

New research finds that the genetic origins of Dupuytren's contracture were inherited from Neanderthals.

Inverse · Jun 14, 2023