Brain Signals

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  Doomscrolling Before Bed? Here's What It's Doing To Your Brain

  Scrolling late at night exposes you to blue light, which suppresses melatonin, the hormone that signals your body it's time to sleep.

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  Why What You Eat Can Make Or Wreck Your Sleep

  What you eat during the day can directly shape how well you sleep at night. Learn how simple food choices can either support deep rest or quietly disrupt it.

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  Just 20 Minutes Of Exercise Sparks Brain Ripples That Help Boost Memory: Study

  While scientists already knew that exercise is good for the brain, they were uncertain about its effects on the specific electrical signals involved in memory.

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  Watch: Scientists Teach Human Brain Cells In Petri Dish To Play Doom

  Melbourne startup Cortical Labs uses 200,000 human brain cells in a petri dish to play Doom by translating game data into electrical signals.

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  Scientists Create Promising Pill To Treat Sleep Apnea, Claims To Reduce Breathing Pauses By 47%

  Sulthiame, which has been used as an anticonvulsant, helps to stabilise brain respiratory signals and boosts upper airway muscle drive. This helps to tackle sleep apnea mechanisms without relying on mechanical aids.

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  Gut Microbiome Tuning May Help Reverse Age-Linked Memory Loss, Study Says

  Remotely changing the composition of the gut microbiome by stimulating the vagus nerve, which sends signals from the gut to the brain, may help reverse ageing-related memory loss, according to a new study.

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  Blood Biomarker May Help Predict Women's Dementia Risk 25 Years Before Symptoms: Study

  A new study shows blood biomarker ptau217 can predict women's dementia risk up to 25 years before symptoms, offering hope for early prevention and monitoring.

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  Why Does Coffee Make Some People Sleepy? What Science Says

  Some people report that instead of feeling alert, they feel strangely sleepy after drinking coffee

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  Women's Day 2026: Why Migraines And Stroke Risk Are Higher In Women

  Migraines affect women far more than men and may signal higher stroke risk in some cases. Experts explain how hormonal changes, lifestyle factors and migraine with aura can increase risks, and what women can do to protect their brain health.

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  Can Lazy Eye Be Corrected? Causes, Treatments, And Why Early Care Matters

  In amblyopia, the brain and the affected eye do not work together properly. The brain begins to favour the stronger eye and gradually ignores signals from the weaker one.