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Scientists have quantified why people are afraid of clowns — and their findings kind of take the air out of this common fear. 
Health & Medicine

Scientists Investigated Why Clowns Are So Terrifying and [Sinister Circus Music Plays]

By Noor Al-Sibai

So there's a new study that just dropped linking autism with naturally-occurring lithium in the water supply — but as always, there are some major caveats. 
Studies

Let’s Talk About That Study Linking Autism and Lithium in the Water

By Noor Al-Sibai

Someone made an amazing, horrific deepfake of President Joe Biden singing "Baby Shark" and calling it our "national anthem."
Artificial Intelligence

Creepy Deepfake Shows Biden Sing the “National Anthem”: Baby Shark

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research says EMFs emmitted by cell phones could be causing Alzheimer's because of excess calcium buildup in the brain.
Neuroscience and Brain

Alzheimer’s May Be Caused by Cell Phones, Scientists Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Researchers may have found the molecular-level cause for Alzheimer's by looking deeper into the DNA tangles in the brains of dementia patients. 
Studies

Scientists May Have Found the Molecular-Level Cause for Alzheimer’s

By Noor Al-Sibai

A mysterious biotech startup with George Church on its board says it dodged regulatory oversight to give dementia patients an anti-aging gene therapy.
Developments

Mysterious Biotech Startup Gave Anti-Aging Gene Therapy to Dementia Patients

By Dan Robitzski

Nearly 20 years of Alzheimer's research could be undone after investigators uncover that a widely cited and influential paper may have used fabricated data.
Studies

Decades of Alzheimer’s Research Allegedly Based on Fabricated Data

By Frank Landymore

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Food

Scientists Link Eating This Common Baseball Stadium Food With Dementia Risk

By Dan Robitzski

While shooting his new TV show, Chris Hemsworth underwent genetic testing that revealed he was carrying two copies of a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's.
Neuroscience and Brain

Chris Hemsworth Reveals Grim Genetic Test Results, Will Take Break From Acting

By Frank Landymore

Neuroscientists are positing that issues with the brain's own waste removal system may be the root cause of Alzheimer's disease.
Neuroscience and Brain

“Poisonous Flowers” in Brain May Cause Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

Multiple new studies appear to confirm that steroids — bodybuilding 'roids and the prescription drugs — are absolutely terrible for brain health.
Neuroscience and Brain

Steroid Use Linked to a Bunch of Very Bad Brain Problems

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers have found that getting at least one flu shot makes it 40 percent less likely for people over the age of 65 to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Studies

Weirdly, It Appears the Flu Vaccine May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers may have discovered a new and effective way of stimulating and improving memory in older humans — and all they need to do is wear a headset.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Say This Headset Significantly Improves Elders’ Memory

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Jeff Bezos has backed anti-aging startup Alto Labs, which has recently hired former chief scientific officer of GlaxoSmithKline Hal Barron as its CEO.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Startup Hires Top Scientist to Defeat Death

By Tony Ho Tran

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is about to kick off a groundbreaking clinical trial of a new nasal vaccine meant to prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's — 20 years of research in the making.
NASA

A Hospital Is About to Start Testing an Anti-Alzheimer’s Nasal Spray

By Victor Tangermann

A massive study on alcohol consumption found that those who drank to the point of passing out developed dementia at over twice the normal rate.
Neuroscience and Brain

Research Links Blackout Drinking to Doubled Dementia Risk

By Dan Robitzski

A new mouse study seems to have determined how beta-amyloid, a toxic compound linked to Alzheimer's disease, starts to accumulate in the brain.
Studies

Scientists May Have Discovered the Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."
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Elon Musk Joins Call to Free Britney Spears

By Tony Ho Tran

A massive study identified a long list of medical conditions that appear to be linked to cases of adult ADHD, and experts say it may help reshape treatment.
Studies

Adult ADHD Is Linked to a Ton of Serious Diseases

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found traces of aluminum in the same place in donor brains as the toxic protein clumps that eventually cause Alzheimer's Disease.
Neuroscience and Brain

The Stuff Beer Cans Are Made From Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

By Dan Robitzski

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo