Brain injuries are a leading cause of death and long-term disability in infants. Among the most common is neonatal ...

participated in brain MRI scans and cognitive tests. The researchers – including Yasheng Chen, DSc, an associate professor of neurology at WashU Medicine and senior author on the study – calculated ...

Here are four reasons why the brain needs spelling: 1. English spelling is a visual code needed for mapping to one’s already existing spoken language to create meaning as a reader or writer.

In grisly photos published Monday on the front page of the nation's largest newspaper, the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, a group of machete-wielding men dangle what appears to be a severed human ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered a surprising truth ...

But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.

Whoever thinks research is not exciting might be in for a surprise. In 2025, we could witness genetic decoding of the human brain, collect solar energy in space, and walk across a bridge built of ...