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Scientists say creatine may help fight depression
Creatine is one of the world's most popular sports supplements, widely used to improve strength and muscle performance. Now, researcher...
Scientists may have finally found how Alzheimer’s spreads through the brain
Alzheimer's disease is marked by the buildup of a toxic protein called Tau, which damages and eventually kills brain cells. As this har...
Figma just made your design system debt everyone’s problem. Now use it.
For years, design system work lost the roadmap fight quietly. Config 2026 made the losing loud. That changes who has to care.A staged d...
You’re missing the point; this is your real value in tech companies
It’s not about a tool or a model, but about your expertise and the criteria that will ultimately enable you to generate profound change...
Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered that the human brain can continue performing surprisingly advanced language t...
Can AI make OCD worse?
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These fat-filled brain cells may be making multiple sclerosis worse
Researchers led by Daan van der Vliet, working with teams from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Leiden University, and Utrec...
Prevalence and severity of mental health problems in early-career researchers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Evans, T. M., Bira, L., Gastelum, J. B., Weiss, L. T. & Vanderford, N. L. Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduat...