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How ultrasound therapy could treat everything from ageing to cancer

Ultrasound is most familiar to us as a non-invasive imaging technology used during pregnancy – now it is in clinical trials as a powerful new tool for treating all sorts of medical conditions

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How ultrasound therapy could treat everything from ageing to cancer

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We know now what happens in our brain to make us scared of heights

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Why you shouldn't believe claims that there are 7 types of ADHD

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How your brain stays focused on conversations in a noisy room

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People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

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People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

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Babies can identify people's faces from just 4 months old

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Neuralink says it has permission to conduct its first human trials

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Elon Musk's brain implant firm Neuralink gets approval for human trial

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An X-ray of one study participant, showing implanted electrodes (red patches) connected to a recording implant on both sides of the brain

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Chronic pain linked to distinctive patterns of brain activity

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Why our brain uses up more energy than that of any other animal

Our brain's high energy demands, particularly in certain key areas, may have enabled us to evolve uniquely advanced cognitive traits

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Magnetic resonance imaging scans showing healthy healthy brains

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Robot injected in the skull spreads its tentacles to monitor the brain

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Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness

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Why the causes of poor mental health may share a common root

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Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus

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