The glial-specific role of betaPix during cerebral blood vessel development has been revealed by establishing a new betaPix conditional trap allele in zebrafish.
In December, a Fort Worth family took to social media seeking answers from a local hospital after they say their recently deceased baby arrived at the funeral home without internal organs. The ...
BISC is an ultra-thin neural implant that creates a high-bandwidth wireless link between the brain and computers. Its tiny single-chip design packs tens of thousands of electrodes and supports ...
The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows. Scientists identified the average ages—9, 32, 66 and 83—when the pattern of connections inside our brains shift.
ATLANTA — The infant born to a metro Atlanta woman who was kept on life support for months after being declared brain dead is now in the custody of his father. A judge has awarded Adrian Harden sole ...
An Atlanta father has been awarded sole legal and physical custody of his infant son following an emergency legitimation case after the child’s mother was declared brain dead and later died. Despite ...
Background: Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency characterized by rapid onset and high mortality. While surgery intervention, the primary treatment, improves ...
Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and the inaugural division head of gerontology, geriatrics, and palliative medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Bullets tore through Michael ...
Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...
Author Sophie Kinsella opened up about her battle with a glioblastoma — an “aggressive” form of brain cancer — before her death. Her journey with her health later inspired her 2024 novel What Does It ...
Editor’s Note: This is one of Popular Mechanics’ greatest stories. It was initially published in December 2022. On December 9, 2013, 13-year-old Jahi McMath was checked in to Oakland Children’s ...