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Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe. They got there from the plastic we throw away, which ends up in landfill sites, rivers and seas. There the plastic waste slowly breaks down, releasing…

People who endured mistreatment as children may want to cut ties with their families. The author of this story went through abuse from her adoptive family. The post Woman Grows Up As A Maid For Her Foster Parents, Refuses To Help Them When She’s Successful first appeared on Bored Panda.

Have you ever thought of an ankle sprain as a brain injury? Most people probably wouldn’t.

British Columbia Premier David Eby recently announced that his government plans to open highly secure facilities where people struggling with mental health, serious brain injuries and severe addictions will receive involuntary care.

The arrival of GLP-1 analogue drugs (such as Wegovy) marked a huge shift in the weight loss drug market. These drugs have been shown to lead to significant weight loss in users – as much as 15% or more of their body weight in clinical trials. For this reason, demand…

Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.

A team led by Brigham and Women's Hospital identified a brain circuit that could be a potential target to treat PTSD in veterans with neuromodulation therapy.

Researchers find minuscule difference in the amygdala – a region of the brain linked to threat perception

Doctors missed multiple opportunities to catch a brain bleed caused by hits to the head in a 18-year-old boxer for months before his death, an inquest found.