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Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

During intensive care after preterm births, babies can experience low oxygen in their tissue and cells-or hypoxia.

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For the millions of people who carry the gene APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, their ...

Aerobic fitness has been linked to brain health in seniors, yet studies across adulthood are scarce. Our data show that the ...