A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits.

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When the scientists adjusted the results to account for age and sex, they found that, in the overworked cohort, the imaging showed a significant difference in brain volume in 17 different regions ...

An amended statement from the family reports that Leelani is considered brain dead.Family has confirmed that a 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head during a shootout in Algiers is brain dead.

In May 2025, a rumor circulated online that a brain-dead woman in Georgia was being kept alive artificially against her family's wishes to allow her pregnancy to reach a term at which the baby ...

She had blood clots in her brain. Doctors wanted to relieve pressure in Smith’s brain with a procedure, but then doctors “said they couldn’t do it,” Newkirk recalled. Doctors said Smith ...

Serum levels of nerve growth factor, a biomarker of the brain's ability to change and adapt by forming new connections, were significantly lower in the long COVID group. This group was also more ...

Apple is getting into the brain-computer interface (BCI) business, reveals a press release from New York-based startup Synchron. The idea is to enable people with limited mobility to use iPhones ...

ATLANTA — The family of a 30-year-old metro Atlanta mother and nurse said she was declared brain dead more than 90 days ago — but is still being kept alive because she’s pregnant.

A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head while fleeing a gun battle ... fun child was "determined to be brain dead," according to a police affidavit for an arrest warrant.

Apple AAPL0.10%increase; green up pointing triangle is embracing the world of brain computer interfaces, unveiling a new technology that one day could revolutionize how humans interact with their ...

Children's Wisconsin said it accidentally "discarded" a portion of a donated brain. Hours after a FOX6 investigation aired, the young woman's family filed a lawsuit against the hospital.