Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Brain abnormality found in group of SIDS cases
More than 40 percent of infants in a group who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were found to have an abnormality in a key part of the brain, researchers report. The abnormality affects the hippocampus, More...
‘Hack My Brain’ coming to Science Channel Sept. 19, 3-hour special
What if you could make your mind better, faster and stronger starting right now? Science Channel is searching for answers by taking the idea of brain games to a whole new level in the three-hour special HACK More...
Growing Older Yet Wiser: The Secrets of Brain Longevity
You want to stay healthy as you get older, and part of that means keeping your brain in shape. As we age, it’s natural for our brain to start to slow down. Many of us experience slower reaction time, slower thinking More...
5 Promising New Treatments for Brain Cancer
A diagnosis of cancer in any part of the body is frightening, but being diagnosed with a brain tumor can be especially alarming. Whether it’s because brain cancer is the second leading cause of death in children More...
Suspect case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease investigated in Brazil
The death of a 70-year-old man from Belo Horizonte, Brazil is being investigated by health authorities as possibly being caused by the prion disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), according to a Wall Street More...
New Study links violent video games to brain changes, gamers scoff
A new research study by Dr. Yang Wang from Indiana University illustrates the brain changes when playing violent video games. The study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a specialized brain scan More...
