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Marshawn Kneeland had early chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is caused by head impacts and has been found in dozens of ...

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Preserving your brain health for the long term comes down to small, daily choices.

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The neurobiologist Erich Jarvis studies the few species capable of speech. He has long hoped to genetically engineer an ...

So many of life's most pivotal decisions come down to one question: Should you listen to your logic or your emotions? Popular ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...