An irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, leads to inefficient pumping of blood by the heart, which then prevents blood and oxygen from getting to the body's other organs. When blood and oxygen flow ...

The country wants to become a global leader in brain implants. Strong government support is expected to help accelerate that process. One day last October, sitting in the courtyard of his house in ...

With more and more people concerned about brain health and new research showing we’re often missing key nutrients which contribute to a healthy brain, M&S has launched a new range of 'brain food' ...

A new study suggests there’s a clear sleep “sweet spot” linked to a lower risk of dementia—and both too little and too much sleep could have an impact. Jeremy Clarkson suffers 'financial hit' on ...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is stepping into the spotlight as researchers and medical professionals investigate its potential to support brain health in ways that traditional treatments cannot. This ...

DULUTH – An East Range police officer, known for the way he connected with people and K9s alike, died last week within hours of being diagnosed with a brain infection. Sgt. Cody Siebert, 33, spent ...

A large, long-term study found that playing a brain training video game may help protect the brain against dementia for decades. Experts say the findings are the strongest evidence yet that cognitive ...

When people overdose on opioids, whether they wake up on their own or are revived by Narcan, many doctors assume they are fully recovered. This is a mistake because hypoxia (insufficient oxygen to the ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

Anoxic brain injury, also called anoxic encephalopathy or hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, is a life threatening condition resulting from a complete lack of oxygen to the brain. Anoxic brain injury (ABI ...