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Calcium regulates brain waves during the restful sleep phase (non-rapid eye movement sleep).3
Dairy products, fatty fish with bones, and certain vegetables like kale and bok choy naturally contain calcium.
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Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
The element of someone touching your head alters the brain wave pattern which results in a deep state of relaxation.
—David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Heart attack can lead to changes in sleep-promoting brain waves and immune cells that aid recovery, a new study suggests.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
The element of someone touching your head alters the brain wave pattern which results in a deep state of relaxation.
—David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Heart attack can lead to changes in sleep-promoting brain waves and immune cells that aid recovery, a new study suggests.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hayden, a Republican who left office in January, opened the investigation in the fall of 2021 amid baseless theories that fraud somehow tainted the 2020 election results in Johnson County, which went for former President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump that year.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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Witherspoon wasted no time in shooting down the theory, taking to her Instagram stories on Saturday to set the record straight.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Autonomous agents can analyze vast datasets, generate hypotheses and assist researchers in making breakthroughs.—
Michele Zanello,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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The analysis supported the hypothesis that there are different origins for repeating and non-repeating FRBs.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
22 Jan. 2025
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My guess is Andy Reid will use Worthy on the ground multiple times in the Super Bowl.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Hit reply to submit your guesses or email us at seattle@axios.com.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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The club itself is the brainchild of Tom Garfinkel, CEO of the Miami Dolphins, which is the organization that owns and operates the Hard Rock Stadium.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
4 Feb. 2025
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The brand is the brainchild of Baltimore resident and Manchester, England, transplant Steve Arzoni, who as CEO has spent the past six years with his team developing protective materials for sports such as flag football, 7-on-7 football and soccer.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2025
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In early January, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would back away from third-party fact-checking on its platforms, explicitly citing X as an inspiration.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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The restaurant serves a seasonal tasting menu in six- or nine-course setups, drawing on inspiration from Valle de Guadalupe and the Baja region.—
Travel + Leisure Staff,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2025
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From renovating their homes to relocating entirely, the constant moves have sparked much speculation.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Grammy-winning singer returned to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, more than a year after she was first spotted in the stands as romance speculation swirled.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps time travel into the past is forbidden for exactly these reasons, according to Stephen Hawking's chronology protection conjecture.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Some, as in the Langlands case, finally put decades-old conjectures to bed.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Dec. 2024
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Ukraine’s agony, with its echoes of Hitlerian aggression, calls into question the deepest convictions of those of us who are convinced there must be a more robust way to constrain, or at least disincentivize, the Putins of this world.—
Winslow Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Demetrius Frazier, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. CST at a south Alabama prison for his murder conviction in the 1991 rape and killing of 41-year-old Pauline Brown.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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