Browsing: Brain

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Going to space is harsh on the human body, and…

UK law firms are considering legal action on behalf of women who developed brain tumours after using the contraceptive injection Depo-Provera.Depo-Provera is a high-dose synthetic progesterone,…

February 5, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmBrain swelling is one of measles’ nastiest side effects, and it’s happening in South CarolinaThe South Carolina…

Scientists have found a key brain network that’s disrupted by Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published today in Nature. The results change doctors’ understanding of…

February 4, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmLung cancer hijacks the brain to trick the immune systemLung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with…

Unconsciousness induced by the widely used drug propofol is marked by characteristic changes in electrical activity. Credit: Abed Zagout/Anadolu/GettyScientists have identified a distinctive brain-wave pattern that…

In February 2007 the Supreme Court heard a case that hinged on about 15 minutes of video evidence from two police vehicles’ dashboard cameras: footage showed…

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form of deep sleep

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of…

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human brain?Outside of the theory itself being devised by conscious humans…