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Better ways to measure cognitive exhaustion could point to treatments for long COVID and other debilitating disorders.

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A shift in a single brain protein can reshape how cues turn into habits, opening new possibilities for treating addiction and neurological disorders.

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A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues ...

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The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the ...