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One in four adults has metabolic syndrome – and it may be ageing their brains
Abigail Dove, Karolinska Institutet An estimated one in four adults worldwide has metabolic syndrome. While metabolic syndrome is…
If AI can translate instantly, why learn another language?
Olivia Maurice, Western Sydney University; University of Sydney and Mark Antoniou, Western Sydney University From live speech translation…
What is ‘muscle memory’ and can I improve mine?
skynesher/Getty Celia Harris, Western Sydney University and Justin Christensen, Western Sydney University Whether it’s riding a bike or…
The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most well-known types of dementia. Yuriy Golub/ Shutterstock Clarissa Giebel, University of…
Poor sleep may make your brain age faster – new study
Ekaterina Karpacheva/Shutterstock.com Abigail Dove, Karolinska Institutet We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is…
How ‘brain cleaning’ while we sleep may lower our risk of dementia
nopparit/Getty Julia Chapman, Macquarie University; Camilla Hoyos, Macquarie University, and Craig Phillips, Macquarie University The brain has its…
What happens in the brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?
Frédéric Bernard, Université de Strasbourg We’ve all experienced it: you’re in the middle of a conversation, searching for…