A brain cap and smart algorithms may one day help paralyzed patients turn thought into movement—no surgery required.

For years, scientists have known that the aging brain tends to shrink, but they have struggled to explain why some people ...

New research suggests menopause is associated with brain volume loss in key regions tied to memory and emotions, along with higher rates of anxiety, depression, and sleep issues.

Sally Satel is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. You’ve seen the headlines: This is your brain on love. Or God. Or envy. Or happiness. And they’re reliably accompanied by ...

If EKGs can detect potential problems in heart function, then doctors are asking why brain scans can’t be used in the same way, to identify disorders like depression, autism or schizophrenia. Doctors ...

Each year, the US performs more than 93 million computed tomography (CT) scans, many of which offer limited clinical value. For patients with mild head injuries, CT scans are often ordered reflexively ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists ran brain scans ...

Do our lives really flash before our eyes in death? A once-in-a-lifetime brain scan offers a glimpse at what the mind might be doing in our final moments. Death is perhaps the only thing we are ...

Nearly 16 million CT scans were ordered in 2022, representing one in every 10 ER visits This raises concerns over cost, treatment delays and risks of radiation exposure THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 ...

A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, doctors in South Korea were gazing at bright brain lesions punctuating a ...

Kim underwent a brain scan on the latest episode of The Kardashians, after earlier discovering what she described as a “little aneurysm.” Her doctor, Dr. Daniel Amen, reviewed the imaging and told her ...