Theresa May to announce how artificial intelligence will save ‘22,000 lives a year’ from cancer by 2033 Earlier diagnoses will
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Prolonged exposure to air pollution leads to genetic changes in rat brains, study finds: Insight into potential health effects of dirty air in the Los Angeles basin
Prolonged exposure to particulate matter in air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin triggered inflammation and the appearance of cancer-related
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Stress helps unlearn fear: New findings on extinction learning may prove useful for therapies
Stress can have a positive effect on extinction learning, which causes previously learned associations to dissolve. According to the findings
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Breakdown of brain’s visual networks linked to mental illness: Poor communication between brain regions responsible for understanding what we see may increase risk of mental illness
Individual regions of the brain have to team up to get things done. And like in any team, the key
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The Yogi masters were right — meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mind: New research explains link between breath-focused meditation and attention and brain health
It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen our
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Long-term effects of pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants 12 years later
Selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) antidepressant treatment during pregnancy is associated with better performance on a computerized task to measure cognitive
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Pilot study validates artificial intelligence to help predict school violence
A pilot study indicates that artificial intelligence may be useful in predicting which students are at higher risk of perpetrating
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Study sheds light on how ‘dopamine neurons’ contribute to memory formation in humans
Research from Cedars-Sinai sheds light on how the human brain rapidly forms new memories, providing insights into potential new treatments
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Dark chocolate consumption reduces stress and inflammation: Data represent first human trials examining the impact of dark chocolate consumption on cognition and other brain functions
New research shows there might be health benefits to eating certain types of dark chocolate. Findings from two studies being
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New ‘brain health index’ can predict how well patients will do after stroke
A new computer programme developed by scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow can assess whole brain deterioration and
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