Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to transform some people's lives, but they raise a host of ethical issues, too. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images Neuralink’s coin-size device, ...

FORT MOORE, Ga. — The testing is simple: It requires only a computer and a mouse with two buttons — labeled “1” and “2” — but Pentagon officials believe it will have a huge impact on the military’s ...

An i-STAT traumatic brain injury-testing device sits on display at the Special Operations Medical Association annual conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 14, 2024. (T.T. Parish/Army) A new rapid ...

This test can aid in determining the type of prion disease. Different types of prion disease have different distribution patterns of the abnormal protein. Please note: cortical brain biopsies do not ...

Now, researchers believe that new artificial intelligence (AI) tools could make it easier and faster for doctors to detect those indicators. A team of neurosurgeons and engineers at the University of ...

Scientists at Northern Arizona University are developing a promising new way to detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier than ever before—by tracking how the brain uses sugar. Using tiny particles in the ...

Not many researchers get the chance to float, weightless, 32,000 feet above the Earth. Medical University of South Carolina scientists usually conduct research in labs – controlled settings where they ...

Optical illusion challenges like this one are designed to test focus, speed, and attention to detail. They look simple at ...

Who doesn't love a clever brain teaser puzzle? Also known as rebus puzzles, these visual brain teasers will challenge your wits! How do you play? Study the puzzle and try to think of a common phrase ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A deadly case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina is bringing renewed national attention to a test developed right here in Central Florida. The patient, a young boy, died earlier ...

Do you ever wonder about your brain health? Especially as we start to get older, it can be very easy to start questioning if our brains are in top working order — those moments we all have of ...