Healthy brains may be built through a process of controlled damage and rapid repair. The most dangerous type of DNA damage is a regular feature of healthy early brain development, experiments in mice ...

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Grandpa Pudding Brains wanted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool painted "American flag blue," and nature responded with algae bloom green. The newly refurbished Reflecting Pool was supposed to ...

Alzheimer’s isn’t just one problem—it’s a tangled mix of biology, aging, and overall health. That’s why drugs targeting a single factor have fallen short, even as new treatments show modest benefits.

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With its focus on marmosets, Japan’s national brain initiative has been generating invaluable data for unlocking the mysteries of our minds. At the heart of Japan’s national brain initiative, the ...