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Ohio public health officials raise concern about brain-eating amoeba in northern states.

This optical illusion is responsible for the difficulty experienced by viewers in identifying the letter ‘B’ among the letters ‘H’. The cursive letter ‘B’ has a curved shape, whereas the letter ‘H’ has a slightly straight shape. Due to this difference, our brains face difficulty in distinguishing between the two…

Lola Pearce Brown, who is played by Danielle Harold, is set to lose her battle with a brain tumour in scenes that air on EastEnders next week

Missouri’s public defender system failed to adequately represent Michael Tisius, who was sentenced to death and is scheduled for execution next month, the head of the state office said.

Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry.

Researchers found that two regions of the brain produce brain waves associated with chronic pain. Each participant in their study had a unique signature for pain.

For some people, going for a run can trigger what’s known as a “runner’s high”, a short-lasting feeling of euphoria or relaxation. But for others, running can trigger something far less pleasant: a headache.

If Apple can solve the VR motion sickness problem, it’s one step closer to Reality Pro VR being a hit.

Scientists have discovered objective biomarkers of chronic pain severity in four patients with chronic pain as they went about their daily lives.

Aaron spent several years in and out of Alder Hey

For parents of teenagers, adolescence can be challenging, but to a brain scientist it's a time of breathtaking development. And it's a "window of opportunity" on the way to becoming an adult.