A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits.

People with mental or neurodevelopmental disorders are more likely to show non-right-handedness than those without these ...

HIS LIFE, AND HE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES. 12 YEARS OLD, DEREK RUTH SUFFERED A LIFE THREATENING BRAIN INJURY ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD. WE BROUGHT YOU A STORY BACK THEN, AND NOW HIS COMEBACK ...

An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease. Rand Laycock, 70, the director and conductor of a symphony orchestra, was diagnosed just before his ...

He spoke about being “a bit worried” after undergoing an MRI scan, which he said was “my first proper scan since the brain surgery in early March 2025”. “Depending on what the scan shows ...

“And I actually had to have brain surgery to have that taken out.” AVM is a tangle of blood vessels that typically forms during fetal development and leads to irregular connections between ...

When Chinese scientists forged their first integrated circuit in 1965, the country’s fledgling chip industry was only about five years behind the US. Just a decade later, however, China’s chip ...

During sleep, the brain consolidates new information into long-term memory while clearing metabolic waste products that accumulate during waking hours. Without sufficient quality sleep ...

Children's Wisconsin said it accidentally "discarded" a portion of a donated brain. Hours after a FOX6 investigation aired, the young woman's family filed a lawsuit against the hospital.

The human brain is constantly adapting. Every skill learned and every habit formed reshapes neural pathways, strengthening connections and improving efficiency. This process, known as ...

Children's Wisconsin says it accidentally ‘discarded’ the frozen portion of a young woman's donated brain. Ashtyn Fellenz, who died in December, underwent pioneering gene therapy 21 years ago.

Over the past decade, intensive studies have shown that the brain's meningeal lymphatic system acts as the brain's "waste disposal network," maintaining homeostasis by clearing metabolic waste and ...