Day 29: Knockout!

Red Card For Handling! Soccer Player Hospitalizes Referee With One Punch

By Nsikan Akpan | Apr 30, 2013 06:41 PM EDT

A Utah referee is in critical condition, likely with traumatic brain injury, after a single blow to the head.

fish thought

Researchers Film Fish Thoughts for the First Time

By Makini Brice | Feb 01, 2013 10:44 AM EST

Have you ever wondered what your pet fish was thinking?

brain image

Scientists Pinpoint Memories of Fear in Brain

By Makini Brice | Jan 28, 2013 06:42 PM EST

Fight or flight: those are two general animal responses to the feeling of fear.

pencil

Toddler Expected to Make Miracle Recovery After Pencil Lodges in Her Brain

By Makini Brice | Jan 25, 2013 05:53 PM EST

A 20-month-old toddler Olivia is expected to make a full recovery after a freak fall lodged a pencil into her skull.

perfume

The Smell of Love: Researchers Identify Real-Life 'Love Potion'

By Makini Brice | Jan 24, 2013 01:20 PM EST

Love might be blind, but it still can smell.

athlete, Olympics

Not-So-Dumb Jocks: Athletes May Have Evolved Different Brains Than Non-Athletes

By Makini Brice | Jan 17, 2013 03:53 PM EST

Researchers found that mice that have been selectively bred for generations to love exercise have larger midbrains.

doctor checks  blood pressure of a patient

Previously Undiscovered Brain Cells May Be Culprit for High Blood Pressure

By Makini Brice | Jan 15, 2013 02:02 PM EST

High blood pressure is caused by a variety of problems: poor nutrition, smoking and stress, just for starters.

Childhood Abuse Changes Brain, But Treatment Might Change It Back

By Makini Brice | Jan 15, 2013 12:20 PM EST

Researchers found that psychological stress during childhood changes certain genes in the brain.

Junior Seau

NFL Player Junior Seau Had Degenerative Brain Disease CTE

By Makini Brice | Jan 10, 2013 01:44 PM EST

NFL linebacker Junior Seau suffered from a degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Pill May Help Paralyzed Patients Walk Again

By Makini Brice | Jan 09, 2013 02:39 PM EST

Researchers may have developed a pill that can bring paralyzed patients to their feet and help them walk once again.

sesame street

Your Brain on Sesame Street: Program Reveals How Minds Learn

By Makini Brice | Jan 04, 2013 02:35 PM EST

Researchers are harnessing Sesame Street in order to study how brains are shaped.

Aundrea Aragon

Arizona Woman Thinks Her Runny Nose Is Caused by Allergies, Turns Out to Be Leaking Brain Fluid

By Makini Brice | Dec 04, 2012 11:40 AM EST

For four months, Aragon’s nose leaked like a faucet every time she bent her head.

brain, pain

Researchers Map Out Pain in the Brain

By Makini Brice | Nov 29, 2012 11:38 AM EST

New brain scans indicate that instead of asking a person where their body hurts, the brain can reveal the answer on its own.

Scale-Free Brain-Wave Music from Simultaneously EEG and fMRI Recordings

Brain Music: Researchers Construct Music From Brain Waves

By Makini Brice | Nov 15, 2012 04:42 PM EST

Have you ever wondered what your brain sounds like when it is thinking?

Alzheimer's

Study Finds Signs of Alzheimer’s in Teenagers 20 Years Before Symptoms

By Makini Brice | Nov 06, 2012 11:16 AM EST

Scientists have revealed that they may be able to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease as early as 20 years before sufferers begin exhibiting symptoms.

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