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"You can imagine the effect it has on a developing brain, being in that environment for years at a time."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Measles causes fever, respiratory symptoms and a rash, and in some cases more serious complications such as pneumonia and brain inflammation, which can lead to severe long-term health problems or even death.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Her work focuses on identifying changes in the brain that occur before Alzheimer's symptoms develop and finding ways to intervene early.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
The film won the award, and this time, Barroso had a surprise in store, an Oscar-worthy dress ready to go for the big night even though she’d just had surgery after suffering a brain aneurysm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Think of your brain as a big cap perched on a stalk and protected by the neck flap.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Excessive caffeine consumption has been linked to headaches and sleep problems, and experts say young people can be more sensitive to caffeine as they have smaller bodies and their brains are still developing.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
"They had tau in their brains, but with subclinical impacts. Their memory decline was within the normal range for their age."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
“I think this helps us recalibrate our brains ... to connect with others and take notice of what’s going on around us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
The researchers also detected inflammation in the animals' brains, along with abnormal accumulations of a protein called alpha-synuclein.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
I thought Camille and I were the brains of this investigation, but Andre is proving me wrong.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Larger brained animals could use their intelligence to find fruit more efficiently, which in turn provided more energy to fuel a larger brain.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
Clevinger, his long hair brained into pigtails, allowed three runs, two earned, and six hits in 4 1/3 innings while striking out six and walking two.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
At least there’s nothing pointy on the Steam Deck, unlike some of the book corners I’ve brained myself with over the years.
From The Verge ● Mar. 29, 2022
A second major find, the nearly complete skull of a larger brained hominid, long known simply by its field number “1470” and now classified as H. rudolfensis, bolstered that point.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 2, 2022
No, it was meant to determine if you were right brained or left brained, usually connoted by handedness.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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We are a long way here from Thor developing the wheel or the Fat Broad braining the Snake.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Oh the demons, they were cackling while he sat devouring a great moose joint, until he was close to braining them with the yellow ball of the joint.
From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien
"Théo is at home—he went to tell his mother," Joyselle said, nearly braining an old lady with his violin-case as he swung round to speak.
From The Halo by B. Martin Justice
That is the Tessino, braining itself in cataracts.
From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by George Alfred Townsend
The second was a deep gully, but so choked with rubble that after nearly braining myself I desisted.
From Prester John by John Buchan
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