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2JRB8F9 Synthetic turf football field fifty, 50, yard line in white.

Health

Athletes may have higher risk of concussion on artificial grass

An analysis of different outdoor playing surfaces suggests that falls on artificial turf may pose a greater concussion risk than natural grass

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Scotland men's rugby team

Health

International rugby union players face higher risk of dementia

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Nature, nurture, luck: Why you are more than just genes and upbringing

Humans

Nature, nurture, luck: Why you are more than just genes and upbringing

Features

A daily multivitamin-mineral supplement may keep us sharp as we age

Health

A daily multivitamin could keep your memory sharp as you age

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A section of a mouse brain viewed on a slide

Health

Quantum diamond sensor used to measure neuron activity in mouse tissue

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A Homo sapiens skull facing a Neanderthal skull

Humans

A single gene mutation may have made us smarter than Neanderthals

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Should you take HRT? Here's how to think clearly about the risks

Health

Should you take HRT? Here's how to think clearly about the risks

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Group of friends having fun time at music festival

Mind

We may use distinct parts of our brain to think about close friends

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Having the left or right hemisphere of the brain removed as a child to treat epileptic seizures may not affect their ability to recognise words or faces as an adult

Health

People with half a brain removed do well at face and word recognition

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Prolonged concentration may cause a compound called glutamate to accumulate in our brain, leading to mental fatigue

Mind

Why thinking hard for several hours can leave you mentally exhausted

Prolonged concentration may cause a compound called glutamate - which can be harmful at high levels - to accumulate in regions at the front of the brain

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Technology

Artificial neuron swaps dopamine with rat brain cells like a real one

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Health

Mild exercise halts cognitive decline in people at risk of Alzheimer's

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Health

Memory problems after covid-19 more common in people with smell loss

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Humans

Shape of human brain has barely changed in past 160,000 years

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