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[breyn] / breɪn /




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It is active in several organs, including the heart and the brain, where it supports healthy nerve cell function.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“At the time, it wasn’t at all a career path, it was a way of reassembling my brain so that I could cope with the reality I was experiencing, finding a way to communicate again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

If there’s something not quite right, listen to what your body tells you because your body will oftentimes clock the true motivations of the individual before your brain does.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And so, Prof Scolyer in 2023 became the first brain cancer patient to ever have combination, pre-surgery immunotherapy.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

As the brain detects a fall in blood temperature, it automatically protects itself by shutting down the blood supply to the hands and feet.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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