By Dana G. Smith and Dani Blum Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s disclosure that a doctor apparently found a dead worm in his brain has sparked questions about what brain parasites are, the damage they ...

May 16, 2024 — Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain injuries, such as concussion.

The 30-year-old quadriplegic man who opted to become the first human to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant chip called "The Link" revealed how the pioneering technology has changed his life.

When she and her husband decided to start a family using in vitro fertilization, Chrastil volunteered to have her brain scanned before, during and after pregnancy to see how the flood of hormones ...

Should I start taking one? If you have iron-deficiency anemia, you should take an iron supplement. But here’s an interesting pro-tip I share with my patients: Don’t take it every day.

Neuralink, the brain-chip company co-founded by Elon Musk, uses implants that enable paralyzed people to remotely control devices with their mind — and hopes the device will one day help restore ...

Researchers built a 3D image of nearly every neuron and its connections within a small piece of human brain tissue. This version shows excitatory neurons colored by their depth from the surface of ...

Feeling chronically disconnected from others can affect the brain’s structure and function, and it raises the risk for neurodegenerative diseases. By Dana G. Smith Everyone feels lonely from ...

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink suffered an unexpected problem in its first-ever human implant as the device began to detach from the patient’s skull — reducing the amount of data ...

Brain fog can happen with menopause. Pycnogenol, an herbal extract from European pine trees, in Meta-Balance has been linked to better attention and memory. The supplement may help with night ...

Have you ever wondered how your brain creates thoughts or why something randomly popped into your head? It may seem like magic – but actually the brain is like a supercomputer inside your head that ...

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...