We’ve all heard it. The idea that some of us are “left-brained” — logical, analytical, and detail-oriented — while others…
Category: Health and Medicine
What Happens in the Brain When You Dream?
Every night, as your body lies still in the darkness of sleep, your mind lights up with drama, sensation, color,…
How the Brain Interprets Reality: A Neuroscience Perspective
Every second of your waking life—and even while you dream—your brain is weaving an intricate tapestry of reality. But what…
How Does the Brain Process Emotions?
Every laugh, every tear, every moment of joy, fear, rage, or love—each is born from a miracle hidden inside your…
What Does Each Part of the Brain Do?
Imagine holding the universe in your hands—not galaxies and stars, but something infinitely more intimate. It’s pink, wrinkled, and roughly…
How Many Neurons Are in the Human Brain?
If you were to hold a human brain in your hands—cold, soft, silent—you might not guess that it is the…
What Is the Human Brain Made Of?
There is a galaxy in your head. A thundering, whispering cosmos—silent to the outside world, yet louder than anything else…
What Is Cancer? Types, Causes, and Treatment Options
Few words in the English language carry the emotional weight of “cancer.” It is a word whispered in hospital corridors,…
Tiny Plastics in Our Brain May Be Awakening Alzheimer’s Across the Body
A new preclinical study has uncovered disturbing evidence that environmental exposure to nanoplastics—microscopic plastic particles invisible to the naked eye—may…
Scientists Discover Fat Cells Can Think for Themselves
In a groundbreaking study that challenges long-held beliefs about how our bodies manage fat, scientists from the University of Birmingham…
Scientists Discover Low Oxygen Might Protect the Brain from Decay
In a discovery that reads more like science fiction than laboratory science, researchers at the Broad Institute and Mass General…
Scientists Reignite Aging Brain Cells Using Compounds from Green Tea and Vitamin B3
In a discovery that could mark a turning point in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, researchers at the University of…
Scientists Discover Bacteria That Can Destroy Cancer Without Help From the Immune System
For over a century, scientists have dreamed of using bacteria to fight cancer. The dream began in the 19th century…
Your Body Has a Clock and Eating at the Wrong Time Could Trigger Obesity
In a groundbreaking study led by researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid, scientists have discovered that when you eat…
Scientists Discover the Hidden Power Inside Neurons That Could Stop Brain Degeneration
In the complex architecture of the human body, neurons are the crown jewels of our nervous system—highly specialized cells that…
Scientists Silenced Cancer’s Two Deadliest Genes with One Tiny Molecule
In the war against cancer, two of the most notorious enemies have long eluded capture: KRAS and MYC, two genes…
Scientists May Have Just Ended the Age of Injections Forever
For countless patients across the world, daily injections are a painful but unavoidable part of life. From children needing growth…
Scientists Discovered a New Way to Stop Pain Without Addiction
In a world where opioid overdose has claimed more than 80,000 lives in a single year, the discovery of a…
Why the Brain’s First 15 Days May Hold the Secret to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Cell Biology, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered a surprising vulnerability…
Surgeons Are Saving Lives But Something Is Silently Killing Them
In a groundbreaking study published in JAMA Surgery, researchers from Harvard Medical School have revealed a startling and deeply unsettling…
This New Compound Heals the Mind Without Hallucinations
In the quiet corridors of the brain, where thoughts bloom and memories form, scientists are learning how to whisper to…
The Hormone That Reversed Diabetes Without Insulin
For more than a century, insulin has stood as the singular lifeline for people living with type 1 diabetes —…