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The Scientific Reason Why Playing Golf Is So Addictive (And How It Links To Slot Machines)

Golfers don't just love the game - their brains are hooked on it. But why do we keep coming back? I researched the science behind the addictive nature of golf

Golf Monthly

Psychology says people who always check how much time is left in a movie may experience anticipation differently

Someone who repeatedly checks how much time is left in a movie may be experiencing the story through a slightly different psychological lens. They are not only following what happens on screen; they are also monitoring how much time remains and anticipating when the experience will end.

The Economic Times

PV Sindhu spotted with strange device on forehead at BWF World Championships 2026: What is Temple and how does it work?

At the BWF World Championships, PV Sindhu debuted an innovative forehead device known as Temple. This unique gadget tracks both brain blood flow and oxygen levels. It was created by Deepinder Goyal, this experimental technology could empower athletes with crucial information about their training and recovery. However, Temple is not…

The Economic Times

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There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’

Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theories, says author Gina Rippon

The Guardian - UK

Daily Word Search Game #094 (Aug 20, 2026)

Expand your vocabulary with today's Daily Word Search puzzle. Choose from Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty levels and challenge yourself to find every hidden word in this fun and addictive word search game. New themed puzzles are added daily for word game and brain teaser fans alike. Entertainment

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Forget just rereading your notes — these 7 Gemini study hacks could make you a better student this school year

As the back-to-school season comes into focus, I asked Gemini for the best methods to improve any student’s study routine—these 7 proved invaluable.

Tom’s Guide

Blood Sugar Fluctuations Without Diabetes Are Still Quietly Damaging Your Brain

The spike-crash cycle your report calls normalA fasting glucose of 95 mg/dL looks fine on paper. But if that number climbs to 160 after a meal and drops to 72 two hours later, the brain is absorbing a punishment the report never records. Each spike triggers a surge of insulin.…

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A Bright Speck on His Brain Scan Was Calcium, and It Had Traveled from His Heart Valve

A 33-year-old dialysis patient had a major stroke. The blockage was not a clot, and imaging traced the calcium back to his mitral valve.

Medical Daily

New research shows how psychedelics reorganise the patterns in your brain

One participant described “melding with the MRI machine, floor, walls and air”. Another described “losing all sense of self”, becoming at one with their surroundings. Half the participants in our study reported having one of the most meaningful experiences of their lives.

The Conversation

A 1960s Psychedelic Was Rebuilt to Skip the Nausea, and Mice Got the Brain Benefits Anyway

VCU chemists rebuilt the psychedelic quipazine to hit the brain receptor tied to antidepressant effects while skipping the gut receptor behind nausea.

Medical Daily

Scientists just discovered a big limitation in lab-grown minibrains — they have a skewed 'sense of time'

Miniature models of the brain don't seem to follow the same developmental timetable as real brains, which matters for research.

LiveScience

Lab-grown human brain cells ‘recorded passage of time’

PARIS - Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a laboratory for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they “recorded the passage of time”, scientists said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Psychology says people who still believe in superstitions aren't irrational: What this behavior reveals?

Psychology says people who still believe in superstitions aren't necessarily irrational. Superstitions can help people manage uncertainty, reduce anxiety and feel a sense of control. Psychology links this behaviour to magical thinking, pattern recognition, reinforcement and confirmation bias. Rituals can provide comfort during stressful moments, but they should not replace…

The Economic Times

63 Cringe And Hilarious Moments Of People Being Wrong With Full Confidence (New Pics)

Sometimes, the most embarrassing mistake isn’t getting something wrong—it’s realizing you were very loudly and confidently wrong the entire time. This collection features people who made bold claims, questionable assumptions, and spectacularly incorrect statements without a hint of hesitation. The results are equal parts awkward and hilarious. Keep reading to…

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Scientists Have Found A Way To Show Humans A New Color Called “Olo,” But Only Five People Have Ever Seen It

“I saw something like that during my lasik surgery! It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before!”

Medical Daily

A Flicker in Your Pupil Marks the Instant Your Brain Deletes an Outdated Assumption

Brown University researchers report that pupil dilation during surprise marks the moment the brain swaps an old mental context for a new one.

Medical Daily

A Good Laugh Can Trigger Sudden Muscle Weakness in Narcolepsy, and Scientists Found a Surprising Brain Mechanism

Harvard researchers traced socially triggered cataplexy in narcoleptic mice to oxytocin acting on amygdala neurons that switch off muscle tone.

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5 Signs Your Body Is Running Low on Iodine Even When You Use Iodised Salt Every Day

Your thyroid is working, but not well enoughThe thyroid gland needs iodine to produce T3 and T4 hormones. When iodine supply drops even slightly below what the gland requires, it compensates by enlarging, a condition called goitre, or by slowing hormone output without enlarging at all. That second pattern, subclinical…

Times Life

What Folate Deficiency Does to the Brain and Body of Indian Women Before Pregnancy

The damage starts before the pregnancy test turns positiveThe neural tube, the embryonic structure that becomes the brain and spinal cord, closes between days 21 and 28 after conception. Most women do not confirm a pregnancy until week 5 or 6. That gap is the clinical problem with folate deficiency.…

The Conversation

Is the laundry still damp, or just cold? Why your skin can’t tell the difference

It’s a cold winter afternoon and you’ve just brought the washing in. Suddenly, you pause. Are these clothes a bit damp?

The Conversation

Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost – to our brains

Imagine your team has been tasked to deliver a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI) and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with structured arguments and authoritative-looking citations.

The Guardian - UK

Shrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say

Study of long-clawed shrew skulls from Japan shows that, while skulls get smaller in winter, snouts elongate

Medical Daily

Human Brain Immune Cells Take up to Eight Years to Grow Up, While a Mouse Needs Three Weeks

Columbia researchers found that human microglia mature over four to eight years, driven by a gene duplicated only in humans, matching the slow pace of neurons.

Medical Daily

Blood Floods a Sleeping Mouse Brain 50 Seconds Before REM Starts, Then Its Neurons Run Low on Fuel

Blood volume rose about 50 seconds before REM sleep in mice, yet neuronal ATP fell sharply. Researchers call it an energy paradox in the brain.

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