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How the Gut-Brain Axis Works and Why It Affects Memory
Your gut and brain are in constant two-way communication through the vagus nerve, immune signals, and neurotransmitters — and emerging research shows...
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Your gut and brain are in constant two-way communication through the vagus nerve, immune signals, and neurotransmitters — and emerging research shows...
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A European Phase 2 trial published in The Lancet found that sulthiame, a drug originally used to treat childhood epilepsy, reduced breathing interrupt...
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Acromegaly is a rare hormonal disorder caused by excess growth hormone in adults. It progresses slowly over years, often going undiagnosed for half a...
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Trace chemicals left on fruit and vegetables after farming enter your bloodstream every time you eat—here is how residues form, what risks they carry...
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C. difficile is a spore-forming bacterium that hijacks the gut after antibiotics wipe out protective bacteria. Here's how it works, why it keeps comin...
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Scientists have engineered nanoscale vaccine particles by folding DNA into precise 3D shapes — a platform that rivals mRNA shots while requiring no ul...
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Cannabis doesn't just blur memories—it can manufacture vivid recollections of things that never happened. Here is the neuroscience behind how THC hija...
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A large randomized clinical trial, the PISCES study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates that four grams of fish oil per da...
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A major European phase 2 trial found that sulthiame, an existing epilepsy medication, reduced breathing interruptions in moderate-to-severe sleep apne...
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Cocaine addiction is not a moral failure but a biological one. Scientists now understand in detail how the drug hijacks the brain's reward circuitry,...
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a new class of cancer drug that act like precision-guided missiles — delivering toxic chemotherapy directly inside...
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Cryonics is the practice of freezing legally dead humans at extremely low temperatures in hopes of future revival. Here is how the science works, what...
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