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Why your weird dreams might help your brain function better in the real world
Neuroscientist Erik Hoel’s idea doesn’t rely on artificial intelligence to figure out why dreams happen. Instead, it borrows lessons from how the machines learn.
Exploring Indigenous and ancient health traditions, medicinal plant use and healing ceremonies
“Native Voices,” an online exhibition, also examines the struggles and colonialism that native cultures have faced.
‘Mom Genes’ explores biology of motherhood, ways maternalism is wired into women’s bodies and brains
Book uses real life as a launchpad for a look at an incredible, and sometimes incredibly bizarre, series of physical, mental and emotional changes for mothers.
‘Human: The World Within’ combines amazing scientific details and personal reflections about how our bodies work
The six-part PBS series shows how our bodies perform thousands of tasks every second, as well as the astonishingly complex functions of our brains, hearts, immune systems.
In interviews, the disabled reveal not only their struggles but also their passions and senses of humor
“Visible Lives: Oral Histories of the Disability Experience” paints a full portrait of those dealing with cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and everything in between.
Nation’s health by the numbers can be found at CDC-affiliated blog
The National Center for Health Statistics compiles and releases tons of data on such issues as coronavirus deaths, drug overdoses, mental health and others.
The complex, harrowing story of immigrants’ experiences with health care over the past 130 years
“Outside/Inside,” a digital exhibition, documents how health became a pretext for discrimination.
Free films festival tells stories of global health
The World Health Organization’s virtual event features shorts from many nations, including India, South Korea, Portugal and Malaysia.
‘Zombie genes’ increase their activity for hours after the simulated death of brain tissue samples, study says
Researchers say the amount of growth they observed in the glial cells has implications for brain science in general.
Why Are Black And Latino Kids More Likely To Die Of Certain Cancers?
There’s a big survival gap between white and minority children when it comes to some childhood cancers. It turns out growing up in poverty explains a lot of the difference.
