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An experimental method, which can predict the aging rate of both brain and body, may detect who should implement lifestyle ...
New research shows that the popular sweetener erythritol, often recommended for people with obesity and diabetes, comes with health risks of its own.
A new tool developed by researchers can estimate how fast someone is aging by analyzing a single MRI brain scan, predicting chronic disease risk and dementia years before symptoms appear.
Telltale features in standard brain images can reveal how quickly a person is ageing, a study of more than 50,000 brain scans has shown 1. Pivotal features include the thickness of the cerebral ...
Cocaine use in the UK is at record highs — and the consequences are devastating. This video dives into shocking new research ...
AI tools like ChatGPT may make us more productive, but this four-month study out of MIT shows there could be some unexpected tradeoffs.
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps clinicians identify brain activity patterns linked to nine types of dementia, including Alzheimer's ...
Predicting cognitive abilities from brain imaging has long been a central goal in cognitive neuroscience. While machine learning has modestly improved predictions using brain MRI data, most ...
Scientists found that glycogen, a stored sugar in brain cells, helps manage oxidative stress through its metabolism and may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study ...
How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object ...
What in tarnation? A beachgoer discovered $500,000 worth of cocaine — concealed inside mysterious black packages featuring a photo of Yosemite Sam — after they washed up on a Sunshine State beach.