Research challenges calcium and vitamin D use for bone health
Researchers in Canada evaluated 69 trials involving 153,902 participants, most of whom were community-dwelling and not at high…
Apple’s Steve Wozniak Cheered for AI Joke During Graduation Speech
Steve Wozniak did what other college graduation commencement speakers couldn’t this year: earn applause when talking about AI.…
Sugary Diets May Cause Long-Term Memory Problems Even after Eating Improves
An analysis of 27 animal studies found that switching to a healthier diet improved memory performance, though the…
Early neural activity regulates speech-related gene to build communication circuits
Communication begins long before children learn to speak. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan…
Human Brains May Have Started Shrinking Thousands of Years Ago. Scientists Still Can’t Agree Why
For most of human evolution, the story of the brain seemed to move in one direction: up. Over…
Immune cells in the blood drive cognitive ageing — blocking them improves memory
Age-related memory decline could be caused by ageing immune cells.Credit: JasonDoiy/Getty A type of immune cell circulating in…
A Common Migraine Medication May Lower Glaucoma Risk By 25%
The strongest association was seen with monoclonal antibody CGRP inhibitors, a category that includes medications, including Erenumab and…
Brain-controlled hearing aid concept helps solve the cocktail party problem
A real-time system decoded who was listening and boosted the speaker’s voice, offering proof of concept for smarter…
Tracking the aging process across tens of millions of individual cells
While much is mysterious about the aging process, change over time remains its cornerstone. The biological shifts that…
Return of the Boltzmann Brains: Why a Bizarre Hypothesis Suggests the Past May Be Harder to Prove Than We Think
The idea that memories might not correspond to real events but could actually be illusions created by chance…
New MRI Breakthrough Captures Stunningly Clear Images of the Eye and Brain
Researchers have developed a new type of MRI antenna inspired by metamaterials that could reveal hard-to-image areas of…
Brain controlled hearing technology helps people isolate voices in crowds
Scientists at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute have the first direct evidence from human studies that brain-controlled hearing technology…