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8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline

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8 ways to keep your brain young and stave off mental decline

Want to defy ageing and keep your mind sharp? From the right diet to your dental hygiene and social life, here are the best ways to keep your brain fighting fit

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Silencing brain cells in mice can make them no longer care about pain

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Bereaved people unconsciously suppress thoughts of lost loved ones

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Bereaved people unconsciously suppress thoughts of lost loved ones

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Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you

Mind

Cheers! Saying thanks is good for you and those around you

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Humans

Some people have slightly squashed heads thanks to Neanderthal DNA

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Mind

Brain scans reveal why your brain forgets details

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Dean Burnett: What makes your brain happy

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Dean Burnett: What makes your brain happy

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Chris Timmermann: Exploring consciousness using psychedelics

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Chris Timmermann: Exploring consciousness using psychedelics

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Gene therapy injection into spinal cord halts ALS in adult mice

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Nerve cells in small intestine

Health

Your gut is full of neurons and they are replaced every 2 weeks

A mouse study suggests most neurons in the intestines die every two weeks. An imbalance in the number of neurons could lead to gut diseases or even Parkinson’s

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Parkinson’s disease may start in the appendix and travel to the brain

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Spinal implants are getting better at reversing paralysis

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Mind

The truth behind ASMR and the craze for videos causing 'head orgasms'

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Nick Ramsey: Our cyborg future

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