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You might think good sleep happens in your brain, but restorative sleep actually begins much lower in the body: in the gut.

Most of us go through the day without thinking much about our bodies – until something goes wrong. Yet beneath that apparent simplicity lies a remarkable achievement: the brain must constantly knit together sights, touches and signals from muscles and joints into a coherent sense of “this body is mine”.

Henry underwent his third brain surgery within six months in November

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational hardware.

You’re standing at the rental car counter, your suitcase still half-zipped, your energy drained from the flight, and suddenly the agent hits you with the question that makes every traveler break into a mental sweat: “Would you like to add insurance today?” It feels like a pop quiz you didn’t…

The child’s brain was “rendered useless,” according to the indictment.

Certain amounts of hydrogen sulfide can help protect aging brains from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2021 study

There’s a strange kind of honesty that slips out when a person is drifting through anesthesia. In those hazy moments, fears, secrets, and hilarious nonsense spill out without warning, turning a sterile operating room into an unexpected stage of raw, unfiltered humanity. Medical professionals know this better than anyone, and…

Aren't doctors supposed to be our saviors?