Leading scientists and bioethicists are urging the creation of an international oversight body to monitor advances in human ...
A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological ...
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, affecting 1 in 4 people during their lifetime. Stroke happens when blood ...
Biohacking isn’t just about six-packs and stem cells anymore. Now, longevity junkies are turning inward — using cutting-edge technology and ancient medicine to expand their consciousness, unlock ...
Microscopy image of a human stem cell-derived hippocampal organoid. When the tissue carries an epilepsy-causing variant in the SCN8A gene, inhibitory neurons (seen in red) are disrupted, and ...
A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, causing brain cells to shut down. This can lead to a wide range of effects impacting the ...
What if clinicians could place tiny electronic chips in the brain that electrically stimulate a precise target, through a ...
Scientists developed a wireless brain implant smaller than a grain of sand that recorded neural activity in mice for 365 days ...
The human brain, as the seat of mental life—from the most complicated intellectual processes down to routine and unconscious bodily control—is necessarily enormously complex. The largest part of the ...