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Awake brain surgery, medically known as Awake craniotomy, is among the most remarkable advances in modern neurosurgery. The ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own ...

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The Johns Hopkins-created maps provide higher resolution and better coverage of gray matter than previously published maps, ...

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Fresh herbs can add flavor and nutrients like vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Dietitians reveal the herbs with the most ...

Teen marijuana use is no longer a minor concern. It is a mounting public health challenge with serious implications for the developing brain.Increasingly, young people are using electronic cigarettes, ...

New IV therapy shows promise in "shielding" brain tissue and improving recovery for stroke patients, potentially extending ...

Your consciousness can connect you with the entire universe, a groundbreaking study suggests. Experts from Wellesley College ...

Lightweight portable system delivers fast, precise, objective data for rapid aid in diagnosis of concussions in ...

In an earlier study, Elseline Hoekzema and her team showed for the first time that pregnancy can change the structure and function of the human brain. In this new study, ...