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An ultrasound “helmet” offers potential new ways for treating neurological conditions without surgery or other invasive procedures, a study has shown.The device can target brain regions…

Fine-particulate air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia by triggering the formation of toxic clumps of protein that destroy nerve cells as they spread through…

People who take a mobile phone to the loo should keep to a two TikTok limit, according to doctors who found that toilet scrollers are more…

A three-minute brainwave test can detect memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease long before people are typically diagnosed, raising hopes that the approach could help identify…

Bluesky’s growing status as the social media platform of choice for the world’s scientists has been boosted by analysis suggesting research receives more engagement and original…

One in three children do not play outdoors after school and a fifth do not at the weekend, according to research that found outdoor play has…

Getting the shingles vaccine could lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke by as much as 20%, according to the first study of its…

Big hands might mean big feet, but it seems long thumbs are linked to large brains – at least in primates.Researchers say the results suggest the…

Surgeons have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain dead human recipient for the first time and found it functioned for nine…

Students who use keyboards in exams get better test scores, according to new research, raising questions about how schools will be affected when digital GCSE and…