(Natural News) Dementia is the term used to describe a group of symptoms such as memory impairment, confusion, and loss of ability to accomplish daily tasks. Globally, nearly 50 million have the condition, with 10 million new cases recorded each year. The risk of having dementia increases with age, but this does not mean that it is […]

(Natural News) Everyone knows that too much alcohol is bad for your health, but a new study says that it can also result in a loss of hearing. Researchers have found that one of the best ways to save your hearing and keep your eardrums intact is to avoid alcoholic beverages, especially if you’re planning to […]

(Natural News) The ability to implant artificial thoughts, memories, and sensory experiences into people’s brains isn’t that far off, according to new reports. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley are working on a new technology that they say will one day make it possible to perform virtual brain implants – all from a device […]

(Natural News) Personality may have very little to do with people’s proclivity for risk, a new study reveals. Based on the results of the new study, the way people tend to respond to risky odds and risky situations entirely depends on how their brain is wired, as well as how different they are in this […]

(Natural News) If it seems like you’ve been hearing more about traumatic brain injury in the news lately, it’s because this type of injury is on the rise, and experts believe this is because the popular weed killer Roundup is causing brains to be less resilient than they used to be. Every year in the […]

(Natural News) Feeding your brain the right nutrients, such as folate, and vitamins B12, C, E, and D are crucial for mental health. In a review, it was found that patients with the chronic mental disorder schizophrenia have low levels of these nutrients. A team of researchers from the University of Manchester, Belgium’s KU Leuven […]

(Natural News) The human brain holds many mysteries, among which are the specifics of how exactly memories work. There are a lot of different theories as to how the brain operates as far as memory as a function is concerned, but now researchers have finally made some real progress towards a better understanding of it. […]

(Natural News) Music has charms to soothe the savage beast, so wrote the playwright-poet William Congreve. Science has shown that music can also heal and slow down the aging process. But new research has found one more reason to learn this universal language: Music can actually make you smarter. Researchers from the University of Granada observed the neurological […]

(Natural News) Have you ever noticed how your kids forget everything else when they’re watching TV? Don’t wait until they’re addicted to it before you do something about their TV habits. Several studies have already proven that watching television can significantly influence brainwaves and states of consciousness. In fact, if people watch too much television, they […]

(Natural News) There was an ambitious new startup, called Nectome, that promised to help people evade death through brain uploading at some point in the future. It received backing from the Silicon Valley startup incubator YCombinator as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and it seemed to have a solid plan all around. […]