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One in four NFL players could get CTE, alarming new study finds

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive brain disease linked to repeated head impacts

The Independent UK · Aug 25

Her Oxygen Hit 75% and Her Mind Slipped, and a Six Inch Tapeworm Cyst Was Filling One Lung

A 19-year-old arrived confused and with low oxygen saturation. The cyst crushing her left lung measured 150 by 93 millimeters and shoved her heart sideways.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Psychology says people who recognize songs from the first few notes may have highly efficient auditory pattern recognition

People who recognize songs from the first few notes may be demonstrating an impressive form of auditory pattern recognition supported by long-term musical memory.

The Economic Times · Aug 25

Dogs may read your emotions better than you think as brain scans reveal how canines distinguish happiness, fear and sadness in humans

New research reveals dogs' brains process human emotions distinctly. Happy faces activate specific brain regions associated with reward processing. Dogs can differentiate between fear and anger or sadness in human expressions. This brain imaging evidence suggests dogs recognize emotions, not just pleasantness. Earlier studies showed dogs integrate visual and auditory…

The Economic Times · Aug 25

Tough personal issues cut short Greens senator's career

First-term senator for South Australia Barbara Pocock will not run for a second term in 2028 as her partner battles a brain cancer diagnosis.

AAP · Aug 25

Growing Human Organs Inside Pigs Remains Far Off, but Researchers Think Human Blood Could Come First

A new review of animal bioreactors argues that transfusable human blood cells grown in pigs are a nearer target than any transplantable human organ.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

What Walking the Char Dham Yatra Actually Does to Your Nervous System and Why It Matters

The Body Enters Before the Mind DoesThe first thing Char Dham takes from you is your breath. Not metaphorically. At Kedarnath, sitting above 3,500 metres, the partial pressure of oxygen drops enough that your brainstem, not your faith, not your intention, triggers a stress response within hours of arrival. Heart…

Times Life · Aug 25

8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from a rare brain-eating amoeba found in warm freshwater

An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is found in warm freshwater

The Independent UK · Aug 24

Why You Miss Someone More After They’ve Stopped Giving You Attention

It is almost embarrassing how quickly “I don't even care that much” can turn into checking their last seen at 2 a.m. Yesterday, you were perfectly fine. Today, they have taken longer to reply and suddenly every song, Instagram story and random memory seems connected to them. So, what changed?…

MyLifeXP · Aug 24

Sudden Dance-Like Movements Can Be the Only Sign of a Stroke and Scans Often Look Normal at First

Fewer than 1 percent of strokes present as involuntary flowing movements, and cortical cases challenge the deep-brain-lesion assumption.

Medical Daily · Aug 24