Despite all the knowledge that we have access to, the reality is that there is still so much to learn about the world.

We all get bored at some point. One survey found that the average American adult experiences 131 days of boredom per year.

The human brain may be fragile and mushy, but we simply couldn't live without it. Made up of a complex network of cells called neurons, the brain is the body's most complicated organ ...

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Move over, genetics – your bank account might have more to say about your brain health than you think. With a whopping 6.7 million Americans currently dealing with dementia, scientists are ...

Few people in the music world can match the accomplishments of Quincy Jones, who died on Sunday at the age of 91. Here are ...

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Overloaded smugglers' boats attempting the risky journey across the Mediterranean — the image springs to mind when African migration to Europe is discussed. In reality, they're only a small part of ...

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was recently ranked as the best hospital for neurosurgery by Newsweek. 1. Mayo Clinic is the largest integrated, nonprofit medical group practice in the world.

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...

The research tracked participants from childhood through their eighties, linking higher childhood intelligence to improved longevity. This study also revealed significant differences in brain aging, ...