• Games
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • December 29th, 2015
Gamers' Brains Are Wired Differently, a New Study Suggests

Gamers' Brains Are Wired Differently, a New Study Suggests

It's not clear whether it's a good thing of not

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 25th, 2015
Researchers Think They Can Make Us More Resistant to Pain

Researchers Think They Can Make Us More Resistant to Pain

The key is altering the brain's chemistry, they say

Crocodiles Sleep with One Eye Open, Literally

Crocodiles Sleep with One Eye Open, Literally

If humans are nearby, the open eye will lock in on them

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
25-Year-Old Man Starts Seizing Only When Solving Sudoku Puzzles

25-Year-Old Man Starts Seizing Only When Solving Sudoku Puzzles

Doctors say it happened because of brain trauma

Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms

Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms

The drug is approved by the FDA, used to treat leukemia

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 18th, 2015
Study Links Schizophrenia to Inflammation in the Brain

Study Links Schizophrenia to Inflammation in the Brain

The find could lead to new, better treatments

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons

Chemical Cocktail Turns Maintenance Cells into Working Neurons

The study might lead to therapies to regenerate the brain

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 15th, 2015
Study: We Once Had Dog-like Ears, Could Wiggle Them Around

Study: We Once Had Dog-like Ears, Could Wiggle Them Around

We were once able to orient our ears to follow sounds

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 13th, 2015
No Two Brains Are Alike, Investigation Reveals

No Two Brains Are Alike, Investigation Reveals

Our brains are as unique as fingerprints, researchers say

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2015
Here's What Would Happen to Your Brain in Space

Here's What Would Happen to Your Brain in Space

It would be confused, incurably and terribly confused

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2015
Virtual Brain Slice Packs 31,000 Neurons Arranged in 55 Layers

Virtual Brain Slice Packs 31,000 Neurons Arranged in 55 Layers

The neurons are of 207 different types, scientists say

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 7th, 2015
Rabies Kills 77-Year-Old Woman in Fremont County, Wyoming

Rabies Kills 77-Year-Old Woman in Fremont County, Wyoming

The woman appears to have contracted the disease from a bat

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 4th, 2015
Cancer Drug Might Also Improve Memory, Sharpen the Mind

Cancer Drug Might Also Improve Memory, Sharpen the Mind

Experiments on rats show the drug benefits the brain

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 29th, 2015
Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, Investigation Concludes

Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism, Investigation Concludes

There is no evidence vaccines cause ASDs, researchers say

Your Brain's Anatomy Decides If You're a Positive Person

Your Brain's Anatomy Decides If You're a Positive Person

Connections in the brain influence behavior, lifestyle

This Man Walks Again on His Own Legs Using Wireless Computing

This Man Walks Again on His Own Legs Using Wireless Computing

We're on our way to curing paraplegics forever

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 23rd, 2015
Mind Reading Made Real: Scientists Connect Two Human Brains

Mind Reading Made Real: Scientists Connect Two Human Brains

Then, one of the volunteers could read the other's mind

 
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