brain

Covid-19 leads to brain changes & Alzheimer’s-like dementia, new AI-powered study finds

Cognitive disorders, including dementia, are increasingly being reported as a complication of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19,…

3 years ago

Perpetrators with unmedicated, untreated brain illnesses behind majority of US mass shootings — study

The major psychiatric analysis by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine studied US mass shootings spanning decades. Having…

3 years ago

Piece of mind? Man incapable of feeling fear after having part of his BRAIN surgically removed

Jody Smith, 32, says that he’s not “afraid” of anything anymore – an unexpected result of having his right amygdala…

3 years ago

Researchers detect link between teenage brain thinning and onset of psychosis later in life

The findings could pave the way for earlier detection, through more focused analysis of MRI scans, as well as more…

3 years ago

Neuralink co-founder quits weeks after hinting brain-tweaking software could reanimate dinosaurs in Jurassic-Park situation

Hodak, who co-founded Neuralink with Musk, was most recently seen speculating about the potential for the project to semi-reanimate dead…

3 years ago

‘Zombie gene’ causes brain cells to come alive & grow appendages HOURS after death, researchers find

A new paper published in Scientific Reports found that glial cells – non-neuronal cells that operate in the central nervous…

3 years ago

Researchers say AstraZeneca vaccine can cause thrombosis in BRAIN in ‘rare’ cases as WHO says it is ‘not certain’ about it

A research team from Germany's Greifswald University Hospital have discovered a mechanism that could lead to the development of sinus…

3 years ago

Scientists identify potential culprit behind post-Covid-19 ‘brain fog’

“We were initially approached by our colleagues in critical-care medicine, who had observed severe delirium in many patients who were…

3 years ago

Scientists identify potential culprit behind post-Covid-19 ‘brain fog’

“We were initially approached by our colleagues in critical-care medicine, who had observed severe delirium in many patients who were…

3 years ago

The Casablanca exit plan: If you’ve got a brain and a wallet, there are some easy loopholes to avoid the UK’s Covid lockdown

While Britain’s Tory government wobbles under the weight of its own incompetence, one of the oddest features of its half-baked…

3 years ago