Scientists create a needle-thin brain implant that can do three jobs at once
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW A new needle-thin brain implant can record neural activity, deliver drugs, and stimulate multiple brain regions using […]
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‘Other generations just buried it’ – Youths share their mental health concerns
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW The BBC's Catherine Burns spoke to some young mental health ambassadors who called for an increase in
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Chronic stress may be quietly reshaping your heart
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW Chronic inflammation tied to stress, lifestyle, mental health, and socioeconomic conditions may silently change the heart for
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Stanford scientists discover the human brain may actually be two separate organs
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW Scientists have found that the human brain develops from two distinct cellular systems, suggesting that evolution fused
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Young people aren’t snowflakes – mental distress is rising, says head of official review
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Prof Fonagy says being young is much harder now than it was.
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Millions take calcium and vitamin D for bone health. A major review finds little benefit
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW A sweeping review of more than 153,000 adults found that calcium and vitamin D supplements, alone or
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Smart beds and motion sensors – is this the future of dementia care?
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW Jyoti and Bharat Patel are testing dementia technology including sensors in socks, their bed and around the
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8 common food additives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW Common preservatives hiding in processed foods may carry unexpected heart risks, with heavy consumption linked to substantially
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Ancient DNA reveals how plague kept returning for 400 years after the Black Death
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW Ancient DNA reveals that plague repeatedly returned to Europe for more than 400 years after the Black
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A deadly ebola relative is surging after years in the shadows
EXECUTIVE DISPATCH OVERVIEW A growing Bundibugyo virus outbreak is showing how a little-known relative of Ebola can become a major