Repeated in pop culture for a century, the notion that humans only use 10 percent of our brains is false. Scans have shown that much of the brain is engaged even during simple tasks. Allen Bell / ...

Neuromyths are common misconceptions about how the mind and brain function. Once these myths take hold in the public consciousness, it’s often difficult for people to separate brain facts from fiction ...

In the early 2000s, a major women’s health study — Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) — made headlines. As an ongoing study launched in the ‘90s, the WHI asked: could menopause hormone therapy (MHT), ...

Alzheimer’s disease has been on the minds of many in recent years, particularly after Bill Gates’ large investment in the Dementia Discovery Fund to find a cure. This intensified focus provides an ...

Prediabetes is a condition where blood-sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as full-fledged diabetes. It’s estimated that 1 in 3 American adults has prediabetes ...

Large language models such as ChatGPT recognise widespread myths about the human brain better than many educators. However, if false assumptions are embedded into a lesson scenario, artificial ...

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