This fundamental study reports the effects of the psychedelic drug psilocin on iPSC-derived human cortical neurons, analyzing different aspects of structural and functional neuronal plasticity. The ...

The development of this software was supported by funding to the Blue Brain Project, a research center of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), from the Swiss government’s ETH Board of ...

Doctors concluded she’d been infected with the parasitic worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, more commonly known as rat lungworm ... The parasite infested his brain, putting him into a coma ...

The findings, in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue, were published in the February 17 online issue of Nature Materials. They demonstrate the potential of this technology to pave the way ...

People can get infected by rat lungworm disease after eating raw snails or slugs. Picture: iStock/ “During the next two days, the burning sensation progressed to involve the legs and worsened ...

“Our work improves substantially upon previous attempts at cryopreserving adult brain tissue.” Tissue from other organs, such as rat hearts and livers, have also been successfully ...

Israeli entrepreneur and investor Shmulik Bezalel has traveled the world and donated funds for research to find a treatment for his son Itay who has low-functioning autism spectrum disorder.

A flair of energy in the brain in a dying patient who had “no blood pressure” or “heart rate” could be evidence of the “soul leaving the body” after death, according to an expert.

The implantation process is carried out by a robotic surgeon to ensure precision and minimal damage to brain tissue. The Link works by decoding brain signals from individual neurons and converting ...

The prognosis? Angiostrongyliasis — a parasitic infection caused by Angiostrongylus species, most commonly Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is also known as “rat lungworm.” While rats are ...

A mysterious burst of energy that happens in the brain as we die could be the soul leaving the body, according to an expert. Dr Stuart Hameroff, anesthesiologist and professor at the University of ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) He’s a comedian and an extremely popular podcaster, and in April Theo Von will bring his “Return of the Rat” tour to Fort Wayne. Many people know Von from his This ...