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A study suggests that carefully controlled electrical stimulation of the brain may improve math skills, most significantly in people with weaker connections in a specific part of the brain.

A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn maths, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we describe how this might be most helpful for those who are likely to struggle with mathematical learning because of how…

Waking up from a nightmare can leave your heart pounding, but the effects may reach far beyond a restless night. Adults who suffer bad dreams every week were almost three times more likely to die before age 75 than people who rarely have them.

ANALYSIS: Lindsey Breitwieser says a more nuanced ethical approach that does not frame a mother and child as adversaries is needed

Jessica McLaughlin was declared brain dead after allegedly getting into a physical altercation with her manager at 7-Eleven, her family said.

At some point between conception and early childhood, pain makes its debut. But when exactly that happens remains one of medicine’s most challenging questions.

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via cesarean section…

A recent meta-analysis showed that increasing playback speed had increasingly negative effects on test performance

For years, scientists have assumed high levels of p-tau217 always spell trouble. The new research suggests they’ve been wrong

Cough medicine widely used in Europe remains unapproved for use in US, Canada, researchers say

I just can't wait to see BCIs like this in the gaming scene.