brains
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Lead is a neurotoxin, and exposure to even low levels can damage children’s brains and affect their development.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The findings raise a provocative possibility: some people may be told their B12 status is fine while their brains are already showing early signs of strain.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The frustratingly unforgettable Kars4kids jingle, which has been worming its way into listeners’ brains for decades, is officially banned from the airways in California.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
A deal could be done, according to BBC North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher, with China offering rare earths in return for high-end computer chips for programming the brains of its new robots.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
It occurred to me that gnomes didn’t really have brains, just some space in their heads that stored all our words and spat them back out when they reached the receiver.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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