Browsing: brain

Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterBBCI have some in my cupboard. And I’m far from alone – creatine has become the supplement of choice for millions.Originally known…

On Sept. 10, a public lecture at Utah Valley University became the site of a nightmare when the political commentator Charlie Kirk was killed before thousands of…

This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors.Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m…

For decades the term “Monday blues” has been shorthand for the collective groan that greets the start of each workweek. It’s also well documented in medical…

BBCWhen life gets busy and stress levels rise, it’s not uncommon to find yourself walking into a room and forgetting why you went there, losing your…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.You probably think you’re listening to my voice right now. But what if I told you that…

September 12, 20253 min readChild’s Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after an InfectionA child in Los Angeles County has died from…

It all starts with the coil. Of course it does. This is Davina, and Davina McCall doesn’t do personal by halves. “I loved the coil, but…

Picture an apple, any apple.As long as you don’t have aphantasia—the inability to visualize things in your mind’s eye—this suggestion triggers brain activity that’s surprisingly similar…

A new study finds that the brain does not appear to significantly rewire its map of the body after an amputation. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle…