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Devastated family mourning North Carolina teen killed by deadly brain-eating amoeba

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The Independent UK · Sep 2

People Are Drinking Fish-Tank Dye Because RFK Jr Did, And Doctors Want Them To Stop

A fish tank dye has become the wellness world's latest obsession. The doctors are not impressed. The tongues are very blue. Read the full article to see what people claim can happen if you drink methylene blue.

Bored Panda · Sep 2

North Carolina teen who contracted rare brain-eating amoeba dies

The majority of people infected with Naegleria fowleri die in about five days

The Independent UK · Sep 2

Fewer distractions, freer thinking: why putting pen to paper can help you have better ideas

Writing longhand, free of noise and notifications, can unlock powerful potential for creativity – as writer Clare Thorp discovered with the assistance of the reMarkable Paper Pure

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2

In 1998, NASA flew crickets on Neurolab to study how spaceflight affects developing nervous systems; across the 16-day mission, they joined about 2,000 animals in space

During the Neurolab mission, the space shuttle Columbia hosted 2,000 animals, crickets being one of them, to examine spaceflight's impacts on brain and nervous system development. By focusing on the crickets' fundamental gravity-sensing mechanisms, scientists identified key alterations in cellular processes. These discoveries on neuropeptide and interneuron dynamics are vital…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Booze at young age linked to lasting brain changes

Binge drinking during adolescence may cause lasting changes to brain structure and function, including disrupted communication within the brain, according to a new study.

Euronews · Sep 2

How Cleaner Shrimp Run Ocean Stations That Show Symbiotic Fish Behavior at Work

The Cleaning Station Is a Real PlaceOn a coral reef, certain spots function like appointment desks. Cleaner shrimp, most commonly Lysmata amboinensis, the Pacific cleaner shrimp, and Ancylomenes pedersoni, the Pederson cleaner shrimp, set up at fixed locations on the reef and stay there. Fish learn where these stations are.…

Times Life · Sep 2

Her Oxygen Crashed During Dental Surgery, and the Cause Was a 2 Centimeter Tangle of Vessels in Her Lung

A 4-year-old with no lung history crashed her oxygen levels under anesthesia for dental surgery. A CT scan found a 2 cm lung vessel defect.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Why Pranayama Restores Mental Focus and Concentration Faster Than Any Digital Break

The Problem With Stepping Away From Your ScreenA ten-minute walk to the kitchen, a scroll through Instagram, a cup of chai, these are the digital breaks most people take when their concentration collapses mid-afternoon. None of them work the way people think they do. The reason is physiological. When sustained…

Times Life · Sep 2

A Sickle Cell Headache That Ends in Brain Surgery Has Been Documented Fewer Than 80 Times

Spontaneous bleeding inside the skull during a sickle cell crisis has fewer than 80 documented cases, and dead skull bone shifts the odds.

Medical Daily · Sep 2