Mold In Man's Brain Caused Abscesses Like 'Two Little Dark Circles of Doom'
Tyson Bottenus believes that he was infected with the rare fungus that made its way through his blood to his brain while cycling in Costa Rica.
Children's Mental Health Could Permanently Change Due to Less Sleep: Study
"Teenagers are getting less sleep because of all kinds of excitations and tech advances," the study author said. "Unfortunately, this is with consequences."
Woman Who Had 10 Strokes in a Week Struggled to Get Bed for Brain Surgery
Not knowing when the resources for the surgery will be available, Emily Houser, 25, said she's just "waiting to have another stroke."
Dogs Can Tell Difference Between Owner's Native Language, Foreign Languages
If you and your dog moved to a foreign land, would your dog understand the new language? A study's results may surprise you.
Newly Discovered 'Brain Tsunamis' Provide Insight Into Biology of Death
New research suggests that serious brain injuries originally thought irreversible may be able to be treated.
Jake Paul Suffers Memory Loss, Slurred Speech Since Launching Boxing Career
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, who launched his professional fighting career in 2019, revealed that doctors have advised him to quit the sport.
Six-Year-Old Dies of Cancer After Family Spots Unusual Changes in Her Face
Acacia Surridge-Hill was eventually diagnosed with a diffuse midline glioma—a rare and aggressive form of cancer.
Hydrocephalus Symptoms Explained As Nick Cannon's Son Dies of Brain Cancer
The TV presenter announced the death of his youngest son on his talk show, and said he first noticed something was wrong because of his "interesting breathing."
Boy Who Threw up at Same Time Every Day Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
"You could almost set your watch by it," said the 5-year-old's father, Phil Gidman. "At 6 a.m. every morning he'd wake up, vomit and then go about his usual day."
Human Trials for Nasal Alzheimer's Vaccine Due to Start
The trials are set to be the first in which humans are given a nasal vaccine in order to treat Alzheimer's.
12 Mind-Blowing Facts About Your Body
The human body is incredibly complex, possibly more than you realized.
Humans React to Bad Smells in the Blink of an Eye, New Study Shows
Reacting to bad odors quickly helps us in nature by allowing us to avoid potential threats.
How a Deep Brain Stimulation Implant Helped Treat Woman's Severe Depression
A team of researchers customized a device to recognize signs of depression in one area of a patient's brain and apply a tiny burst of electricity to another.
Spider Bite Leaves Man With Brain Swelling, Fighting for Life
"He's been all over the world, and even worked in Dubai in the deserts, yet this happens right in his back garden," said the man's wife Margaret Wood.
COVID-19 Could Increase Dementia, Other Brain Disorders for Decades to Come
A rise in strange neurological symptoms such as psychosis, tremors, extreme fatigue, phantom smells, dizziness, and "brain fog" suggest that COVID-19 attacks the brain. The long-term implications are worrisome.
'I Had A Brain Hemorrhage at 23 And Was Told I'd Never Walk Again'
I was told that medically I shouldn't have survived the hemorrhage, let alone have a chance of recovering.
COVID Can Age the Brain by a Decade, Study Suggests
The study involved over 84,000 people who said they had recovered from coronavirus.
Woman's Brain Cyst Turns Out to Be Lump of Tapeworm Eggs
The 25-year-old had suffered for a headache for around a week before doctors discovered the cause.
Smoking Linked to Tripled Risk of Fatal Brain Bleeding, Study Finds
Over 16,000 pairs of twins took part in the study.
Man Finds Suspected Brain Wrapped in Aluminum Foil on Wisconsin Beach
As well as a brain-like item, the mysterious package also contained flowers and what appears to be foreign currency.
Certain Brain Cells Change Our Experience of Time, Scientists Believe
Scientists showed over a dozen people grey blobs while they were in a scanner.
Humans Have More than 6,000 Thoughts per Day, Psychologists Discover
Psychologists at Queen's University in Canada say they have developed a new way to detect when one thought ends and another begins.
Coronavirus Seems to Trick Antibodies into Attacking Brain
The small study involved 11 COVID-19 patients in Germany.
Ketamine Switches Brain 'Off and On,' Potentially Explaining K-holes
Experiments on sheep reveal unusual brain activity that appear to correspond to human user experiences.
Brain Replaying Waking Memories During Sleep Recorded by Scientists
Scientists created a brain-computer interface to observe the "offline" brain replaying neural firing patterns.
Scientists Create Device That Works Just like the Human Brain
For the first time, the component has been proven to carry signals between neurons using very low power—which has been a major challenge in previous studies, the research team said.
Daily Meditation May Help Protect the Brain from Aging, Study Suggests
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche has been practicing meditation for decades. A recently published study suggests his brain age is 33—eight years younger than his actual age.
Low Sex Drive in Men Could Be Helped by Hormone Kisspeptin: Study
The study involved 33 men who smelled feminine perfume and looked at pictures of women's faces while hooked up to a special hormone.
Sex Pheromone Named After Mr. Darcy Found to Put Female Mice in the Mood
Researchers have mapped the route of darcin from the urine to the brain and suggest why some mice respond by showing signs of attraction and others do not.
Marijuana May Reduce Anxiety-Causing Connections in the Brain
Researchers identified a naturally-occurring molecule in the brain that targets the same receptors as marijuana, possibly explaining why people find the drug relaxing.