The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

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In experiments with healthy volunteers undergoing functional MRI imaging, scientists have found increased activity in two ...

Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old brain-dead Atlanta woman, gave birth on June 13 and will be removed from life support on Tuesday under Georgia abortion laws, her family says.

June 9, 2025 — A breakthrough study from Keck Medicine of USC may have found a powerful new triple therapy for glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers. By combining Tumor Treating ...

Adriana Smith has been on life support since February after suffering a medical emergency and being declared brain dead. She was eight weeks pregnant at the time.

ATLANTA — The family of Adriana Smith, a metro Atlanta nurse who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant, said her baby boy has arrived. According to her mother, April Newkirk, the ...

June 30, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don ...