Microplastics have been found everywhere in the human body, including blood, breast milk, testicles, heart tissue, lung ...

The method involves creating digital “endocasts” from the cranial spaces inside bird skulls, allowing them to estimate brain size and shape with remarkable accuracy. This approach is giving scientists ...

Although no single food can improve mental sharpness, focus, and memory, some research shows that a nutrient-rich diet with plenty of omega-3 fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals is important ...

She came into contact with Jeremy Lee Pauley, 42, who bought a skull, brain, arm, ear, several lungs, hearts, breasts, a belly button and testicles over PayPal. The stolen remains, from the ...

When babies are young, their skull bones haven’t fused (or grown together) yet. Because these bones are still malleable, a brain tumor could cause their head to grow in abnormal ways. If you notice a ...

A man with paralysis who had electrodes implanted in his brain can pilot a virtual drone through an obstacle course simply by imagining moving his fingers. His brain signals are interpreted by an ...

It can be tricky to pinpoint the cause of pain at the base of your skull, the area behind your ... a major artery in the neck that brings blood to the brain and spine. VAD can lead to stroke ...

The team analyzed the shape of 113 skulls and 387 jaws, measuring their likely bite force. The Formby skulls were flatter than skulls from Scotland, and their jaws had muscle attachments closer to ...

By embedding threads containing electrodes within the human brain, the company’s device allows paralyzed patients to engage with digital devices through their thoughts. Arbaugh, for example ...

"It felt like my brain was coming out of my skull." Tom Shaw was 24 when he began suffering from extreme headaches. But as a self-employed person who had recently bought a house he felt he "couldn ...