A cluster of lab-grown human brain cells has apparently made the leap to successfully playing a very rudimentary video game without the benefit of eyes, ears, or any kind of sensory input. It's a far ...

"Beast Games" winner Jeff Allen hopes finding a cure for his son's rare disease will unlock new treatments for other brain ...

Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

Unlike treatments that focus on removing plaques that have already formed, levetiracetam works differently. It blocks the production of toxic amyloid beta peptides in the first place.

Biotech startup Cortical Labs claims to have taught living human brain cells how to play the seminal video game "Doom." ...

A new research suggests that death may occur in 'stages' as evidence has been found that consciousness may persist for several hours after the heart has stopped pumping and the brain has ceased to ...

After a week of Tourette's in the spotlight, BBC News speaks to people with the condition about what it's like to live with.

In a new study published in Communications Biology, Houston Methodist researchers led by Sonia Villapol, Ph.D., found that ...

What types of photos make people reach for their wallets? New Stanford University-led research suggests that brain activity can help forecast which wildlife images will inspire people to engage online ...

A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent to destroy it. Yet most people never get sick, and new research from UVA ...

Age-related changes in protein tagging and degradation may help explain how the brain declines over time and why diet can still influence these processes.

SAN ANTONIO — There were wagging tails, tiny hard hats, and even chew-toy “shovels” as San Antonio Animal Care Services celebrated a big step forward for pets and the people who care for them. City ...