Brain
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Full moon shortchanges sleep
Lab experiments show people’s sleep suffers for a day or so every month.
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Respecting the body’s clocks
Daily rhythms affect everything from the time we wake to how well we perform in sports.
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Headers and memory loss
Soccer players who frequently use their heads score worse on memory tests.
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Explainer: Our bodies’ internal clocks
Biological clocks determine hunger, sleepiness and other daily rhythms.
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A mind for math
A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math.
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The stuff of dreams
Computer program decodes dreams, finds similar brain activity patterns for objects seen while asleep or awake.
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Concussion: More than ‘getting your bell rung’
This common brain injury can cause serious — and lasting — damage.
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Baby brain, adult disease
Scientists find signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of infants.
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Learning language before birth
Scientists find that newborns can recognize vowel sounds similar to those spoken by their parents.
