Brain
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Mouse watches The Matrix, scientists map brain that looks like a ‘galaxy’Thanks to a mouse watching clips from The Matrix, scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date, a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons.HealthApr 10, 2025
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Your brain may have a plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics, study findsA recent study has found microplastics are accumulating in the human brain, with potential connections to diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.HealthFeb 6, 2025
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Players get ‘sleepy’ brainwaves after soccer headers, UBC study findsNew research from the University of British Columbia has found measurable effects on the brain from using the head to pass, shoot or clear the ball.HealthSep 24, 2024
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Only half of Albertans diagnosed get specialized care they need: Parkinson AssociationThe Parkinson Association of Alberta says the movement disorders program clinics in the province don't have the capacity to see all patients who are diagnosed as they progress.CanadaMay 14, 2023
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Researchers at UBCO show off neuroscience labs for Brain Awareness WeekResearchers have found the more a person focuses on the muscle they want to move, the more strength and muscle memory will be gained.EducationMar 18, 2023
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Epilepsy Saskatoon aims to spread awareness, grow community presenceEpilepsy Saskatoon says that in Saskatchewan, approximately 11,000 people are living with the neurological disorder.CanadaMar 31, 2021
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Man finds suspected ‘brain’ wrapped in tinfoil on Lake Michigan shoreThe mysterious package also contained flowers and foreign cash, according to the Wisconsin man who found it.TrendingSep 16, 2020
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Winnipeg group holds rare event amid pandemic for brain injury survivorsThe Manitoba Brain Injury Association hosted survivors and supporters for a socially distanced event at Assiniboine Park.HealthSep 13, 2020
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Man can’t see the numbers 2-9, thanks to rare diseaseA U.S. man has lost his ability to see the digits 2 through 9 as a result of a rare neurological disorder, researchers say.HealthJun 23, 2020
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U of S research team shedding light on potential new Alzheimer’s drugsA team of U of S researchers, lead by Kelly Summers, is shedding light on a possible new series of drugs that could help people affected with Alzheimer's disease.HealthJan 26, 2020
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