Brain

"How much hormones like testosterone and medications for mental illness was the transgender Nashville school shooter taking?" Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted.

In 2004, psychologist Gloria Mark found that the average time study participants spent focused on a screen was around two-and-half minutes. It's now 47 seconds.

The previously healthy 14-year-old sought medical attention after experiencing episodic headaches and vomiting for one month.

More than 40 percent of everything we do—from washing dishes to spreading misinformation— is habitual. Science has some ideas about how to do better.

The 17-year-old contracted a rare, neglected and life-threatening disease after being infected by a parasitic tapeworm.

Newsweek reached out to experts to find out whether exercise really is the best medicine to help prevent dementia, and one specific exercise can help the most.

As someone who often struggles to recall their own phone number, I was interested to see if a month without drinking would have an impact on my memory.

An expert explains how childhood cancer left the star at just three feet and 10 inches tall.

When Prince Harry's long-awaited memoir, Spare, hit bookshops on January 10, readers were quick to point out discrepancies in his recollections.

Sexist stereotypes often portray pregnant women as being cognitively incompetent, but what does neuroscience have to say about this label?

After a month of Christmas parties and family festivities, what is all of that alcohol doing to your brain?

"We are each walking laboratories. All of us have this experience of sort of talking to ourselves silently, sometimes out loud," communication expert Lenny Shedletsky said.

"A parasite like this is not likely to spillover to humans," Philippe Fernandez-Fournier told Newsweek. "But never say never!

The body goes through five stages of decomposition—fresh, bloat, active, advanced, and dry decay.

The rod pierced his temporal lobe, which handles memory, language, emotions and visual processing, but the man has made a full recovery.

Grimaces, twitches and apparent signs of consciousness have been reported from disembodied heads throughout history, but is there any basis for these claims?

Not all headaches require urgent medical attention, but some can be a sign of a serious condition.

Exquisitely preserved nervous system discovered in scalidophoran worms for the first time.

Cryptococcus neoformans' natural habitat of bird droppings may have allowed it to adapt to living in cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.

A three-year study of over 2,000 older adults has linked daily multivitamin use and slower brain aging.

A boy in Nebraska died from a suspected infection with Naegleria fowleri. If confirmed, this would be the first time a case has been reported in the state.

Baby Thea Steele suffers from daily seizures and is set to undergo a complex, 10-hour brain surgery.

Around 20 percent of those who survive a ruptured brain aneurysm are left with a long-term disability, a specialist told Newsweek.

"Game of Throne" actress Emilia Clarke is among the lucky 50 percent of people who survive a ruptured brain aneurysm."

"Not trying to be disrespectful, but your husband is hot," one user said.

The latest findings may have important ethical implications, particularly amid the drive toward the mass-production of insects for food.

The image shows either a dog or two cats-so what do you notice first?

There is plenty to worry about now, and business leaders are having nightmares.Techniques to manage bad dreams can help them sleep better and lead better

Not everyone who cracks bad puns will have a brain condition, but extreme cases may be diagnosed with Witzelsucht.

A partnership of companies is aiming to develop neural interfaces powered by recycled nuclear waste batteries.