Bay of Plenty father imprisoned for ‘recklessly’ causing brain injury to 8-week-old baby
Just hours after she returned from Starship, her own little boy was heading there, having been intubated, stabilised…
Disconnecting part of the brain sends it into a deep sleep
Surgically severing part of the brain can send the area into a deep sleep.Credit: Peter Cade/Getty Slow, sleep-like…
World’s largest-ever clinical trial launched to test treatments for Parkinson’s disease
The world’s largest-ever clinical trial of treatments to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease has launched,…
New nanomanufacturing technique enhances vascular systems in artificial human tissue
When biomedical researchers need to test their latest ideas, they often turn to engineered human tissue that mimics…
Young builder left with vision loss after stroke caused by brain tumour
King‘s partner, Abby Holliday, 27, told the Herald his memory of the day things unravelled remained fuzzy. “It…
Early breakfast could help you live longer — Harvard Gazette
Researchers studied changes to meal timing in older adults and discovered people experience gradual shifts as they age.…
Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis gives update on actor’s health condition, says his brain is ‘failing him’
However, the star did explain that there are moments when The Sixth Sense and Die Hard actor’s personality…
what’s really behind the increase?
On 16 April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr held a press conference about rising diagnoses of autism. The US…
Mediterranean diet offsets genetic risk for dementia, study finds — Harvard Gazette
New research suggests that following a Mediterranean-style diet may help offset a person’s genetic risk for developing Alzheimer’s…
HDC finds pharmacist failed to consult GP three times before man’s fatal brain bleed
Surgery wasn’t an option, and he subsequently died. The man had been taking prescribed blood thinners, and a…
A brain-computer chip can read people’s minds with up to 74% accuracy
Published on 15/08/2025 – 6:00 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT An experimental brain implant can read people’s minds, translating their inner…
A mind–reading brain implant that comes with password protection
A brain scan (artificially coloured) produced by magnetic resonance imaging. Credit: K H Fung/Science Photo Library A brain…