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Scientists Are Studying What AI Does To Young Brains. The Biggest Questions Are Still Unanswered.

Developmental scientists are trying to determine when the technology helps young people and when it replaces experiences they still need to build.

International Business Times · Oct 1

California Roller Coaster Permanently Closed After Over 100 Riders Claim 'Catastrophic' Brain Damage

Six Flags Magic Mountain has permanently retired its X2 roller coaster after two serious July incidents and lawsuits alleged that riders suffered traumatic brain injuries. The claims remain unproven.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

“Orcas Are Not Whales”: 63 Fun Facts To Fill Your Head With Wonder Instead Of Dread

Are you the person at the table who cannot get through dinner without saying "did you know?". Or maybe you want to be that person. The Instagram page Fun Facts has made it their entire mission to fill your feed with the kind of information that makes you pause mid-scroll…

Bored Panda · Oct 1

80 New Things People Learned And Had To Share With Everyone (New Facts)

Learning something new triggers a dopamine hit. And that brand-new information does not even need to be useful, but once you know it, you can’t unknow it. Here are some examples, courtesy of the Today I Learned subreddit, that can make you want to go down a rabbit hole.

Bored Panda · Oct 1

Families of Children with Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome Get a First FDA-Approved Drug, but It Does Not Treat Brain Effects

The FDA approved Emcitate, the first drug for MCT8 deficiency. It lowers excess thyroid hormone but does not treat brain effects. What parents should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 1

Measles outbreak: Check symptoms, illness, as Pennsylvania, other parts of U.S. grapple with highly contagious disease

Measles causes fever, respiratory symptoms and skin rashes. In some cases, it can also lead to more severe complications, including pneumonia and brain inflammation, which can lead to serious long-term impacts and death. In 2000, measles was declared eradicated in the United States, thanks to vaccination.

The Economic Times · Sep 30

A low score on these tests may warn of greater chance of stroke, scientists discover

The risk of stroke doubles every 10 years after age 55 - though many people under age 65 also have strokes

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Covid fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow

Playing with your children or meeting a friend for coffee are everyday activities that many people move between without giving much thought to how much mental or physical energy they take.

The Conversation · Sep 30

Inside the data centres built with lab-grown human brain cells

Could bio data centres powered by neurons be the key to curing diseases? Lucas Chancellor reports

Evening Standard · Sep 30

72 Tweets That Are Way Too Funny To Be Forgotten In The X Feed

A good punchline doesn’t need more than a few words, and posts (or should we say tweets) on X prove you can be hilarious in under 280 characters. Some are so funny they don’t deserve to be lost in the void of X — that’s why Bored Panda has gathered…

Bored Panda · Sep 30