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Mental maps may be created and activated when you just think about the route, researchers say.

Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports like Australian football, rugby, netball, hockey and soccer.

People can stay in comas for weeks, months or even years. But what causes some of these patients to "wake up"?

Science presenter and journalist Dr Michael Mosley was well known not only for his expertise, energy and passion as a broadcaster but also for trialling experiments on himself. From swallowing tapeworm eggs to having areas of his brain switched off, Mosley joined other medical pioneers who weren’t afraid to make…

About 1 in 6 Americans are age 65 or older, and that percentage is projected to grow. Older adults often hold positions of power, have retirement savings accumulated over the course of their lifetimes, and make important financial and health-related decisions – all of which makes them attractive targets for…

Heartbreaking.

Jupp’s consumate performance utterly draws the audience in

Junction Public School celebrates a decade of fundraising.

Federal health advisers have endorsed a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly for people with mild dementia

Omega-3 is known for cognitive advantages like improving brain development, enhancing mental performance, and lowering the risk of neurodegenerative disorders.

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