Elon Musk has announced a milestone for his biotech company Neuralink, revealing the successful implantation of one of its brain chips in a human for the first time. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO shared the news on his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), stating that the recipient is recovering well after the surgery. While Musk provided limited details, he mentioned that the initial results showed... 

Scientists have achieved a groundbreaking feat by cultivating miniature brains in a laboratory setting, marking a significant advancement with profound implications for neuroscience. These 3D organs, comparable in size to a grain of rice, represent a triumph of scientific ingenuity and hold the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the human brain. The development of these mini brains involved... 

Researchers in the United States are raising serious concerns about a surge in cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) among wildlife throughout North America, cautioning that this deadly virus may pose a threat to humans. Often referred to as ‘zombie deer disease,’ CWD is caused by prions—abnormal transmissible pathogenic agents that impact the host’s brain and nervous systems,... 

Swedish and French researchers have succeeded in developing a method that has the ability to kill the aggressive brain tumor glioblastoma. By blocking certain functions in the cells with an introduced molecule, the cancer dies from stress. Cancer cells, especially those that form aggressive tumor forms, are cells that have lost control in one way or another and live in a highly stressed existence.... 

Many people use artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes because they think they are cutting calorie intake and will lose weight. Volume 1 of the Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry identified five non-nutritive sweeteners approved by the Food and Drug Administration as GRAS, or generally recognized as safe: acesulfame-K or ace-K, aspartame, neotame, saccharin and sucralose. But studies have shown that... 

There are many addictive substances on planet earth, and most consumers never meant to become so hooked that they can’t find a way to quit, or even cut back. As with most addictive substances, the more often the frequency of use, and the more potent the substance, the more dopamine is released in the brain, but over time, this fuels serious mental and physical health issues. When trying to cut back... 

New research published in the journal JAMA Neurology links the consumption of ultra-processed food to brain degradation. Those who consume at least 20 percent of their daily calories as food the way nature did not intend have a substantially higher risk of suffering cognitive decline or developing dementia, the study found. Things like pizza, hot dogs, cookies, pastries, cakes, candy, and ice cream... 

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has produced a virtual reality headgear that willfully murders people. The technology, called “NerveGear,” works to connect people’s actual life and virtual life by ending both at the same time. According to Mr. Luckey, if a person is murdered while using the headgear for a virtual reality game or experience, they will also be killed simultaneously in... 

Women retain and carry living DNA from every man with whom they have sexual intercourse, according to a new study by the University of Seattle and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The study, which discovered the startling information by accident, was originally trying to determine if women who have been pregnant with a son might be more predisposed to certain neurological diseases that... 

Communist China’s Academy of Military Medical Sciences is helping the Chinese military to develop “brain-control” weapons, according to the U.S. government. The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday put the research academy and 11 other of its institutes on an “entity list,” which bans American companies from exporting technology to them. According to department notice, the institutes “use... 

Critical thinking is dangerous, according to a Times editorial urging readers to vet sources with Wikipedia lest they fall into traps set by evil conspiracy theorists and be tricked into questioning the paper’s iron-clad truths. Charlie Warzel, a Times columnist who styles himself an expert in “online radicalization,” has implored his readers not to “go down the rabbit hole,” in a Thursday... 

London Met research shows listening to Mozart improves short-term memory – while the music of fellow Austrian Jewish composer, Gustav Mahler, degrades it. Research into the effects of music on verbal memory shows listening to Mozart sharpens the ability to recall words, while listening to Mahler has the opposite effect. The study, led by Professor Christiane Lange-Kuettner and Stella Rohloff from... 

While the prospect of a polar research expedition in the Antarctic might seem like a dream come true for many, the reality of prolonged darkness in isolation is so severe that it actually shrinks parts of the human brain. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development studied the effects of social isolation and extreme environmental... 

Obese children may suffer irreparable damage to crucial regions of their brains, a study suggests. Researchers found severely overweight teenagers had visible signs of destruction in areas responsible for controlling appetite, emotion and pleasure. MRI scans also revealed damage in regions responsible for thinking speed, suggesting youngsters’ school grades may take a hit if they are obese. The... 

Eight children have been diagnosed with cancer at the same elementary school in Ripon, California – prompting parents’ fears that a 4G cell phone tower could be to blame: The affected students at Weston Elementary School in Ripon are all under the age of 10, each with different types of cancer: brain, kidney, liver and lymphoma. If this is what a 4G tower can do, just you wait until they roll...