Jon Hamilton
Stories
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Health
Encore: A new hard hat could help protect workers from on-the-job brain injuries
A company started by two scientists has developed a hard hat that will do a better job protecting workers from on-the-job brain injuries. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 9, 2022.)
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Health
How a new hard hat technology can protect workers better from concussion
The latest generation of hard hats are designed to cushion the brain during an impact by absorbing forces that cause the head to spin.
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Environment
A woodpecker's brain takes a big hit with every peck: study
A new study refutes the popular idea that a woodpecker's brain is cushioned from the violent impacts of pecking. It offers a different reason the birds avoid brain damage.
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Health
A substance found in young spinal fluid helps old mice remember
A team at Stanford University has reversed memory loss in old mice by flooding their brains with spinal fluid taken from young animals. The finding may hold promise for Alzheimer's research.
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Science
Youthful spinal fluid could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study suggests
The memory of aging mice improved when they received a substance found in the spinal fluid of young animals and young people. The finding suggests a new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease.
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Science
Brain scan studies need to get much bigger to offer insight into mental illness
Researchers say most brain scan studies are too small to explain complex human traits like intelligence or mental health. Meaningful insights will require studies of thousands of brains, not dozens.
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Mental Health
Why its important for more Americans to know about mild cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment, a condition that may be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, affects more than 12% of people 60 and up. Yet a survey found 82% of Americans know little or nothing about it.
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Health
Watch these robotic fish swim to the beat of human heart cells
Tiny, robotic fish powered by human heart cells suggest that scientists are getting closer to their goal of building replacement hearts from living tissue.
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Health
Thirsty? Here's how your brain answers that question
Scientists have shown that the brain uses multiple checkpoints to make sure we get enough water, but not too much
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Health
Medicare considers covering expensive Alzheimer's drug for those in clinical trials
Under a proposal announced Tuesday, Medicare would cover the expensive and controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm — but only for those participating in clinical trials.