Brain tissue may contain higher amounts of microplastics than other organs: Study
A new study found that the brain may contain higher levels of microplastics, equivalent to the amount found in a standard ...
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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...
Duke initiative tackles football's impact on Black men's brain health
As the nation gears up for Super Bowl LIX this Sunday in New Orleans, medical professionals and former NFL players are ...
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Cooper Flagg leads Duke to blowout win over rival North Carolina
DURHAM, N.C. -- In his first taste of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, Cooper Flagg delivered arguably the most complete performance of his career to lead the Blue Devils to a dominant 87-70 ...
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Duke’s first-half dominance takes North Carolina, drama out of Cooper Flagg’s debut to rivalry
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s freshmen delivered. The rivalry that always does? Not so much. The buzz from the latest renewal of the famed Duke-North Carolina series fizzled quickly Saturday ...
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Duke vs. North Carolina score, takeaways: Blue Devils rout Tar Heels as Cooper Flagg flirts with triple-double
DURHAM, North Carolina -- The 263rd meeting between Duke and North Carolina was one-sided, an 87-70 Duke rout that felt twice as bad. Eleven miles and two realities separate the Blue Devils and ...
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Duke vs. North Carolina prediction, odds: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 1 best bets from proven model
The second-ranked Duke Blue Devils will look to win their 15th game in a row when they battle the arch-rival North Carolina Tar Heels in a key ACC matchup on Saturday. UNC is coming off a 73-65 ...
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Dave O’Brien says Duke’s Cooper Flagg is comparable in some ways to, well, Larry Bird
So O’Brien, the voice of NESN’s Red Sox broadcasts who in the baseball offseason calls college basketball games for ESPN and the ACC Network, proceeds with proper caution when asked if Duke ...
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‘The magic of Cooper Flagg’: Behind the Duke fab freshman’s 42 points against Notre Dame
After elevating Duke’s already raucous home crowd to new heights with two scintillating slam dunks four days earlier, Cooper Flagg offered the Cameron Crazies a game filled with special moments ...
Scientists discover brain mechanism that helps overcome fear
Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) at UCL have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to ...
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Hurricanes blown away: 3 takeaways from Duke basketball’s 11th win in a row, a rout of Miami
Duke’s dead-eye 3-point shooting made for an easy ACC win over the league’s worst team Tuesday night. Kon Knueppel’s season-high 25 points, aided by six 3-pointers, helped the No. 3 Blue ...
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2025 Men’s March Madness odds: Duke remains lone favorite
NCAA Men's Tournament Winner 2025 odds: Duke: +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total) Auburn: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total) Houston: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total) Despite Auburn being the No. 1 team ...