A child in South Carolina has died after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as brain-eating amoeba. State health officials confirm exposure likely came from Lake Murray ...

Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce pressure and protect the brain.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don’t just store sugar ...

This marks the second time the Hollywood medium has needed brain surgery.

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A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant.

Background: The details regarding the pathogenesis of hypoxemia in the presence of acute type-A aortic dissection (ATAAD) remains to be fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the dynamic ...

And this year MIT Technology Review readers have selected these brain-computer interfaces as their addition to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies, published in January.

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Research has shown that smartphone addiction causes major increases in brain activity, requiring the brain to work harder to complete simple tasks.