The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand what’s going on outside and inside the body. This allows a person to use their body to interact with their surrounding environment and ...

Ingesting the eggs leads to tapeworm larvae growing in many different human tissues, particularly brain and muscle. This leads to seizures and more. Undercooked pork can contain tapeworm larvae, ...

It's caused by abnormal prion proteins that damage the brain and nervous system ... because if the disease enters food systems involving pork and venison, the prion proteins cannot be destroyed ...

Our brains work best when our homes are at a specific temperature; too hot or too cold and we are more likely to experience cognitive difficulties, according to a recent study. Scientists at the ...

Adjusting the thermostat could make a difference in how well brains work for the elderly. In a yearlong study published in the Journal of Gerontology, researchers at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus ...

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 ...

Surveillance isn’t just changing our behaviour – it’s altering how our brains process information, operating largely outside our awareness. Our research shows that simply knowing we are ...

In 2012, Deborah Cory-Slechta at the University of Rochester, New York, received a “bucket of brains”. A colleague had been studying how air pollution around the university harms the hearts ...