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Blood Flow Waves Wash Across Brain Surface

Blood Flow Waves Wash Across Brain Surface

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers visualized the full network of blood vessels in awake mice, discovering rhythmic expansions and contractions that create blood flow waves ...

New Primate Chromosome Maps Shed Light on Human Evolution

New Primate Chromosome Maps Shed Light on Human Evolution

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Researchers created the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates, revealing significant variations in Y chromosomes among species. This groundbreaking study ...

Covid lockdown architect and former NIH boss Francis Collins, 73, reveals he’s battling prostate cancer

Covid lockdown architect and former NIH boss Francis Collins, 73, reveals he’s battling prostate cancer

Health
Sarah Carter

By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 15:41 12 Apr 2024, updated 15:46 12 Apr 2024 Collins led the National Institutes ...

Sweeping NIH-backed review finds Alzheimer’s is ‘partially caused’ by PICKING YOUR NOSE

Sweeping NIH-backed review finds Alzheimer’s is ‘partially caused’ by PICKING YOUR NOSE

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Sarah Carter

By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 12:01 04 Feb 2024, updated 12:01 04 Feb 2024 Harmful germs enter the brain ...

Complete Cell Atlas of a Mammalian Brain Unveiled

Complete Cell Atlas of a Mammalian Brain Unveiled

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: Researchers achieved a groundbreaking feat by creating the first complete cell atlas of a mammalian brain, specifically a mouse. This comprehensive ...

Eating chocolate extract may reduce chance of cognitive decline linked to dementia, NIH-funded study hints

Eating chocolate extract may reduce chance of cognitive decline linked to dementia, NIH-funded study hints

Health
Sarah Carter

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 17:17 07 Dec 2023, updated 17:23 07 Dec 2023 Compounds in cocoa did not improve ...

Link Between High Blood Pressure, Immune System, and Cognitive Decline Revealed

Link Between High Blood Pressure, Immune System, and Cognitive Decline Revealed

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Immune system cells’ response in the brain’s protective covering may contribute to cognitive decline in individuals with chronic high blood pressure. ...

Brain’s Salience Network Key in Quick Drug Addiction

Brain’s Salience Network Key in Quick Drug Addiction

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: Researchers have found that the brain’s ‘salience network’ is only activated when drugs are taken intravenously, not orally, offering insights into ...