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Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old age

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From the UC Berkeley press release: As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other nuisances as we lose our ability to generate the deep, restorative slumber… 

Too much structured knowledge hurts creativity

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From the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management press release: Structure organizes human activities and help us understand the world with less effort, but it can be the killer of creativity, concludes a study from… 

Improving memory with magnets

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From the McGill University press release: The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives — without it we would not be able to understand a… 

Consequences of lead exposure in childhood

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From the Duke University press release: A long-term study of more than 500 children who grew up in the era of leaded gasoline has shown that their exposure to the powerful neurotoxin may have led… 

Satnavs ‘switch off’ parts of the brain

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From the University College London press release: Using a satnav to get to your destination ‘switches off’ parts of the brain that would otherwise be used to simulate different routes, reveals new UCL research. The…