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New Laser-Based Headset can Measure Blood Flow and Assess Stroke Risk

If doctors want to know more about a patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease, they can order a cardiac stress test. But when it comes to stroke risk, there is no […]
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How Our Brain Controls Our Eating Behavior

Eating is one of life’s greatest pleasures, and overeating is one of life’s growing pains. The process of food intake seems to be organized on a cellular level like a
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Study Shows: COVID-19 Lockdowns Cause Young People’s Brains to Age Prematurely

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world took restrictive measures – such as lockdowns and school closures – to contain the spread of the respiratory disease. It is well
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How a Restricted Diet Slows Down Brain Ageing and Increases Life Expectancy

It is well known that restricting calorie intake improves health and increases life expectancy, but how this happens remains a mystery, especially in terms of protecting the brain. Buck scientists
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Epigenetic Blood Markers Can Help Explain Dementia Risk

New research suggests that epigenetic markers in the blood could be useful for understanding dementia risk. Two linked papers from the University of Exeter and Maastricht University have jointly advanced
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Researchers Find New Ways to Predict and Diagnose Dementia

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new method for predicting dementia with an accuracy of over 80% and up to nine years before diagnosis. The new
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