brain cell
Americannoun
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brain cells
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Where I lose patience, though, is when a director assumes the audience doesn’t have a collective brain cell among them and attempts to get away with serving action fans a ration of gruel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The researchers believe this pathway could eventually lead to therapies that reduce brain cell loss in dementia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
"While omega-3s play an important role in forming brain cell connections needed for cognition, our results do not support fish oil supplements as a preventive measure against Alzheimer's."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Over the course of a two-year, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial, researchers found that high-dose omega-3 supplements failed to improve memory, cognitive performance, or brain cell loss in regions associated with Alzheimer's.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Anyone with half a brain cell can figure that out.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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