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.

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 ...

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 ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. The baby boy born prematurely to a Georgia woman who had been ...

Over three decades after the tragic death of Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, new details of her death have been released. The same day Netflix released its new documentary "Selena y Los ...

Since his February 2023 arrest, Tony Garcia was attacked four times by other inmates. The final attack left him comatose, and he died seven months later. Garcia was awaiting trial for the the 1981 ...

Military veterans who develop epilepsy following a traumatic brain injury might be more likely to die earlier than others with epilepsy. However, their risk could depend on the cause of their brain ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Oakland Police Department plans on releasing body camera footage of its officers' struggle with Doug Martin, 36, a former NFL player who died over the weekend while in ...

GammaTile treatment reduces tumor recurrence or death risk by over 50% compared to standard care in operable brain metastases. More than half of GammaTile-treated patients were free from tumor ...

When someone's heart stops beating, their brain cells start dying within minutes. But sometimes, they can still come back from the dead. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The second autopsy report for De'Martravion "Trey" Reed has not yet been released to the public. Reed, 21, was found dead early on Sept. 15. His body was hanging from a tree on the Delta State ...