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Could marijuana treat Alzheimer’s? That’s what scientists at the University Medical Center Goettingen in Goettingen, Germany were investigating when they found that THC, the…
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It sounds like a science fiction movie: an eye scan that can provide information about your brain, and, quite possibly, your future. But according…
A new study has calculated the toll loneliness takes on the brain: People who experience feelings of loneliness are at a 40 percent chance…
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Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was 75 when she left her job on the highest court…
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There’s a well-documented resistance to getting and wearing a hearing aid. But what if you knew that wearing one could slow your rate of…
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