Brain

Smoking Shrinks The Brain, And Quitting Doesn’t Restore Size

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science has revealed that smoking shrinks the brain and quitting doesn’t restore size. A recent study demonstrates that smoking causes the brain to shrink and that quitting does not undo the damage. The results contribute to the understanding of why smokers

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Living Brain Tissue Powers Breakthrough Cyber Neural Network

In a study published in the journal Nature Electronics, researchers from Indiana University introduced a breakthrough cyber neural network, which is a living brain tissue power made using stem cells. An important advancement in science has been made by Indiana University researchers who used organoids, or brain-like structures made from

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Pandemic Stress Physically Aged Teens Brains A New Study Finds

Pandemic Stress Physically Aged Teens’ Brains, A New Study Finds

A new study from Stanford University suggests that pandemic-related stressors have physically altered adolescents’ brains, making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable peers before the pandemic. The study (read below) was published on Dec. 1, 2022, in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science.

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