Microplastics are accumulating in human brains at alarming rates, with concentrations rising 50% in the past eight years.

Although no single food can improve mental sharpness, focus, and memory, some research shows that a nutrient-rich diet with plenty of omega-3 fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals is important ...

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You eat an olive and patiently listen to your date tell you about his job at a bank. Your brain is processing this scene, in part, by breaking it down into concepts. Bar. Date. Martini. Olive. Bank.

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand what’s going on outside and inside the body. This allows a person to use their body to interact with their surrounding environment and ...

The spinal cord is the bundle of nerve tissue that extends from your brain and runs down your back to the L1 vertebra ... Understanding the basic anatomy of the five lumbar bones that make up your low ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

A man with paralysis who had electrodes implanted in his brain can pilot a virtual drone through an obstacle course simply by imagining moving his fingers. His brain signals are interpreted by an ...

However, now is your chance to actually make up for all those times that you felt the quantity was less. We say this because ‘Fill Your Own Popcorn Tub’ is back this January for a limited period, and ...

From her early days on Broadway to directing, producing and starring on 'Grey's Anatomy', take a look back at some of the Emmy-winner's biggest moments Alexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at ...

Hailey Merrylees, 17, from London, Ont., has to travel to the University of Florida in March to receive proton beam radiation therapy for her brain tumour because the treatment isn't available in ...