ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The next president at the University of Michigan said Wednesday he can’t take the job because of brain cancer. Kent Syverud, chancellor at Syracuse University, said he received the diagnosis after not feeling well last week. “I am currently undergoing treatment at the University of Michigan. … I am aware that … Read more
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Tests of intelligence and brain function were the same whether or not people drank fluoridated water growing up, a highly anticipated, long-term study found. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The new research, published Monday in the respected Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is … Read more
An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than has previously been revealed, with dozens suffering brain injuries, shrapnel trauma and burns, multiple sources told CBS News. At least one required the amputation of a limb. Sources described a … Read more
Older adults who remain cognitively sharp as they age have a genetic advantage over their peers, new research shows. Scientists at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago found that so-called super-agers generate twice as many new neurons in the hippocampus — a part of the brain critical to learning and memory — as … Read more
A leading molecular biologist who won the Nobel prize for his work studying how the human brain processes smells has stood down from a prestigious post at Columbia University over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Richard Axel said in a Tuesday statement that he will resign as co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute … Read more
The oldest brother of an 11-year-old U.S. citizen girl whose treatment for a rare brain tumor was interrupted when her parents were deported to Mexico is attending the State of the Union address Tuesday. The 18-year-old, who traveled from Texas to Washington, D.C., is the guest of Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-NY. The young man will … Read more