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A 16-Year ADHD Study Just Turned One Major Assumption On Its Head
For years, researchers had a straightforward expectation about ADHD: as life becomes more demanding, managing the condition should become harder. A new study that followed people with ADHD for 16 years found something that went in the opposite direction. Researchers tracked 483 people diagnosed with ADHD during childhood, and their symptoms did not simply remain…
Scientists Warn Modern Life May Be Overloading The Human Brain
The train doors close and within seconds, phones appear across the carriage. One commuter checks a message, another scrolls through a video, someone reads a breaking-news alert while another watches a stranger’s carefully edited holiday unfold on a screen. In the space of a single journey, the human brain can be exposed to war, celebrity…
Reading May Be The Simplest Brain Workout You Already Own
For years, the hunt for better brain power has produced a parade of complicated answers. Supplements, apps, puzzles, productivity systems and increasingly elaborate routines have all promised to keep the mind sharp. But one of the strongest candidates may already be sitting on a bookshelf. Research into what happens inside the brain when people learn…
Why So Many Americans Can Barely Remember Their Childhood, According to New Research
For many people, childhood feels like a photo album with half the pages missing. You might remember blowing out candles at a birthday party or opening gifts on Christmas morning, but everything in between seems to have disappeared. If you’ve ever wondered why your early years feel like a blur, you’re far from alone. New…
The Mushroom That Makes Nearly Everyone See Tiny People
Every year in southwestern China, hospitals receive patients who arrive with one of the most unusual complaints doctors can imagine. After eating a local wild mushroom, they begin seeing tiny people climbing across furniture, marching through rooms, or dancing in front of them. For decades, the stories sounded more like folklore than science. Now researchers…
Scientists Successfully Trigger Sleep’s Biggest Brain Benefit Without Putting Mice to Sleep
Sleep has always been considered one of the few biological necessities that simply cannot be replaced. While scientists have developed treatments for countless medical conditions and created technologies that can mimic everything from heartbeats to artificial limbs, the brain has remained stubbornly dependent on several hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. No pill, device, or…
Scientists Discover Common Genetic Link Behind Eight Major Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric disorders have traditionally been viewed as separate conditions, each with its own symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment plan. Someone diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receives a very different diagnosis from someone living with schizophrenia or anorexia nervosa, even though doctors have long observed that these conditions often overlap. Many people experience more than one…
The Mystery Mushroom That Creates Visions of Little People
A mushroom that has reportedly caused people to see armies of tiny humans marching across their dinner tables has left scientists facing a mystery they still cannot explain. For decades, doctors in China’s Yunnan Province have encountered patients describing remarkably similar hallucinations after eating a popular local mushroom. The stories sound like something lifted from…
Nearly Everyone Turns The Same Way When Walking, According To Scientists
Most people assume they make hundreds of tiny decisions while walking without giving them much thought. Which way to move through a crowd, how to avoid another pedestrian, or when to change direction all feel like spontaneous choices made in the moment. But scientists have uncovered evidence suggesting one of those decisions may not be…
Scientists Stunned After Bumblebees Use Tools To Solve Puzzle They Were Never Taught
Most people would never put bumblebees in the same category as animals known for intelligence. When conversations about problem-solving in the animal kingdom come up, attention usually turns to chimpanzees using sticks, crows bending wires into hooks, or dolphins working together to catch prey. Bumblebees are often viewed as simple insects driven almost entirely by…