A decade ago in Davos, I spoke on a panel with Dr. Aki Hintsa, an orthopedic and trauma surgeon who was coaching Formula One drivers on brain health and performance. He was also working with Dr. Tommy ...

There’s something a little bit magical about anesthesia. One minute you’re there, the next you’re not—and as you go under, you might entertain the nurses with some bizarre chit-chat you’ll be ...

An entire mammalian brain has been successfully preserved using a technique that will now be offered to people who are terminally ill. The intention is to preserve all the neural information thought ...

Scientists have created the first atlas of specific key patterns of brain ‘chatter’ and determined how these patterns change over the entire human lifespan 1. The comprehensive guide draws on brain ...

Drugs that boost our brain’s waste-disposal system so it can better remove proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease have been identified for the first time. The combination of a therapy that is ...

Researchers have created one of the most detailed virtual mouse cortex simulations ever achieved by combining massive biological datasets with the extraordinary power of Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer.

In the US, almost 100 million people report being birdwatchers, according to data on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website. In the UK, hundreds of thousands of people participate in the annual “Big ...

There’s a virus you may have never heard of before that is estimated to infect up to 90 percent of people and lurks quietly in your cells for life—but if it becomes activated, it will destroy your ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It might sound like something out of a piece of gothic sci-fi, but researchers have managed to turn a living brain ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising brain-based trigger for high blood pressure, tracing it to a small region in the brainstem that normally controls breathing. This area, which kicks in during ...

If you’ve ever caught sight of a messy room in your home and frozen in your tracks—gaping at the piles that seemingly grow every day—it might not be a motivation problem. Clutter can register as a ...

Clumps of mouse brain cells about the size of peppercorns can gain the knowhow to perform a virtual circus trick. With some coaching, these mouse brain organoids learned to keep a pole upright on a ...