A 16-year-old Alabama boy has died after suffering a brain injury while playing a high school football game on Aug. 23. Dr. Bryan Oliver, headmaster at John T. Morgan Academy in Selma, announced ...

Some people refer to the combination of these symptoms as brain fog. Brain fog isn’t a formal diagnosis. The term may be used to indicate gradual or sudden challenges in your: ability to think ...

PTSD can affect your brain in several ways, such as by causing an overactive amygdala (“fear center”) and abnormalities in the hippocampus (“memory center”). Neuroplasticity techniques ...

These two factors are largely why the idea mobile phones might cause brain cancer emerged in the first place. The possibility that mobile phones might cause cancer has been a long-standing concern.

Director Radiation Research and Advice, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Wollongong Sarah Loughran receives ...

Paul Graham's essay on "founder mode" versus "manager mode" sparked conversation, memes, and merch. Graham's essay, inspired by Airbnb's CEO, Brian Chesky, critiques traditional startup advice.

For decades, medical science has classified addiction as a chronic brain disease, but the concept has always been something of a hard sell to a skeptical public. That is because, unlike diseases ...

Brain zaps are sensory disturbances that can feel like electrical shock sensations in the brain. A person may also notice a brief buzzing sound and feel faint or black out momentarily. Researchers ...

Oasis fans were left annoyed and frustrated after they had to wait for a long time on Ticketmaster while trying to purchase tickets for the band's reunion tour. In a recent announcement, the band ...

Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences. We use the word 'love' in a bewildering range of ...

More intriguing still, other research has found evidence of longer-term brain improvements from regular yoga sessions. But isn’t that claim, well … a stretch? Certainly not, insists Dr ...

For people with poorly controlled diabetes, brain aging was advanced by four years. Healthy lifestyle habits like exercise, and not smoking or drinking, can counteract these effects. Type 2 ...