Brain

"We shouldn't just assume that something is completely safe."

General anesthesia has been called one of the greatest medical mysteries ever.

"Some of you might have heard by now that during the holiday break, I had a slight medical problem," the host said.

The sugar coma is real.

A good excuse to go for a quick walk at lunch.

The daughter of Eric Garner, whose death helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement, suffered a heart attack Saturday.

For a century, scientists have relied on a fundamental assumption about the brain's neurons. New research shows it's wrong.

The woman thought to be the brains behind Kim's image attended a major event days after the reported exits of two top officials.

Skip the supplements and load up on spinach instead.

In the wake of inexplicable mass shootings and cases like Aaron Hernandez's, a new study strikes a nerve.

Two sisters, potentially connected at the brain, present a unique case.

The approach makes sense from an evolutionary perspective, says one expert.

Brain injury led to clear changes in the mice's colons.

The way the brain makes up time is not what you might think.

The new research would take a proven method of treating Parkinson's and apply it to depression and bipolar disorder.

A study in Spain found that obese and overweight children put on an exercise regimen had greater gray matter and higher test scores

Taste comes from your brain, sure, but it wouldn't be quite the same without the rest of the five senses.

What if the phenomena of personal awareness has no more purpose than a rainbow?

Brain training has earned a deservedly bad rap, but this study might just stand apart from the pack.

A technique known as transcranial magnetic stimulation can not only change your mood, but also your tastes.

A contested new study used artificial brains to examine schizophrenia.

By strapping on VR goggles, users can take a virtual-reality tour of the inside of a brain.

Bigger is better when it comes to your brain.

Here's what's going on inside your head when you hum a song, and why this knowledge is so important for medicine.

The images are a "huge step forward" in understanding disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson's Disease.

Entrepreneurs are pursuing some eyebrow-raising possibilities.

A new experiment raises concerns about cerebral organoids.

These mix-ups have happened before.

The man's brain was wired with 188 electrodes from a previous medical procedure, allowing researchers to pinpoint areas responsible for face recognition.

Regenerative medicine applications for this kind of research are decades away. But it's still cool.