Brain
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Learning words in the womb
Fetuses are listening. And they’ll remember what they heard. Studies had shown they can hear songs and learn sounds while in the womb. Now scientists show that fetuses can learn specific words, too. And for at least a few days after they’re born, babies can still recall commonly repeated words.
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Video games: When granddad wins
With some practice, people over 60 bested untrained 20-year-olds.
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Putting the brakes on overeating
Restoring a chemical in the gut sends a message to mouse brains to stop overeating.
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Caffeine rewires brains of baby mice
Brain changes and memory problems plagued mouse pups whose moms had consumed caffeine during pregnancy.
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Sleepyheads prefer junk food
A night without sleep changes the brain and how appetizing people find high-calorie foods.
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Nature resets body’s clock
After a week in the wild, people went to bed — and got up — earlier.
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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.
