Brain

Children with concussions should be able to continue exercising and using electronics, according to new treatment guidelines from the American Academy of…

St. Louis researchers have used a strain of the Zika virus to shrink highly lethal brain tumors in mice. The study, run by Washington University and the…

A federal initiative to find cures for brain disorders is granting $3.8 million to Washington University researchers and their collaborators.The group is…

74-year-old John Rush is trying to find the word for a type of fruit pictured on a card in front of him. He can’t see it, but other participants in this…

Movies can sometimes feel very real, bringing up emotions and even physical reactions as we watch them.Washington University cognitive neuroscientist…

An international brain mapping project led by Washington University has released its first set of results.The Human Connectome Project is a five-year…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 20, 2012 - Following some late night editing about a month ago, Nine Network producer Ruth Ezell…

Drink that Slurpee too fast, and you risk an attack of "brain freeze." Scientists are fascinated by the headaches caused by consuming cold things. But alas, they still don't know where ice cream headaches come from.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 10, 2012 - Examining the brain of an NFL player who died at a relatively young age, a doctor…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 20, 2012 - The first Bill Donius I knew was one that flickered on the television screen all…