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Pumping cold water inside the body could help after heart attacks

Health

Pumping cold water inside the body could help after heart attacks

Flushing cold water through a tube down the throat can stop the body overheating, helping prevent brain damage after a heart attack

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The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

Earth

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

Culture

Two brain networks behave differently in people who are suicidal

Mind

Two brain networks behave differently in people who are suicidal

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A brain wave coming out of a silhouette head

Technology

AI recreates videos people are watching by reading their minds

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skull artwork

Life

Why the line between life and death is now more blurred than ever

Features

Mother and baby

Humans

Babies are less afraid when they can smell their mothers

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Henning Beck

Mind

Why embracing failure, mistakes and forgetfulness is key to success

Regulars

Some women lack odour-detecting part of brain but still sense smells

Health

Some women lack odour-detecting part of brain but still sense smells

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Hypnosis

Health

What hypnosis does to your brain, and how it can improve your health

Features

Oxygenated blood (red) in a sleeping brain

Mind

A type of brainwave may help clean your brain while you sleep

Slow waves of electrical activity through your brain may help rinse away its waste products while you sleep. The process seems to go awry in Alzheimer's disease

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Mind

Europe’s first home brain-zap device for depression launched in UK

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Mind

How does consciousness work? A radical theory has mind-blowing answers

Culture

Mind

Newly discovered brain cells help us recall where we last saw objects

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Health

Depression may reduce the amount of white matter in the brain

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