Isabella Strahan is finding strength to fight her brain cancer in LSU student Greg Brooks Jr., who is battling the exact same type of rare cancer. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old daughter of Michael Strahan uploaded a new vlog to YouTube, in which she gave an update on her second round of chemo and showed off the … Read more
Christina Applegate is done with hiding. The 52-year-old actress has been battling multiple sclerosis (MS) for years after getting diagnosed in 2021. And while she jokes about her condition, Applegate is determined to stay honest about her health journey. “I make these jokes because if I don’t, I’ll suffocate. I’ll be done,” Applegate shared on … Read more
Moment Prince William fails to ‘rack’ his brain for best memory of Kate Middleton Prince William once failed to even recall the first ever interaction he had had with Kate Middleton. For those unversed, this happened during the couple’s 2010 engagement interview that has just resurfaced on the internet. It comes around the same time … Read more
It is no secret that pulling an all-nighter is a bad idea. It impairs cognitive function, increases anxiety symptoms and decreases alertness. As it turns out, there’s another reason you should avoid it: it ages your brain. According to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, a single night of sleep deprivation can change … Read more
Back in January, the Elon Musk-led Neuralink implanted its chip, named Telepathy, in a human for the first time. There’s an intriguing update: On March 20, the company streamed live video of that patient, now identified as Noland Arbaugh, playing online chess on a laptop, using the brain chip to move the cursor on the … Read more
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health examined dozens of government employees and their families who experienced “Havana Syndrome” and found no evidence of significant brain injury or other biomarkers that would explain their ailments. Despite the findings, the report authors say that the symptoms felt by these sufferers are real and often debilitating. In … Read more
It was a life-changing selfie. Eight years ago, Megan Troutwine traveled to New York City to see her late cousin, Tony Martinez, who was living in Harlem. “We had so much fun, just taking pictures and seeing the sites,” the good-spirited 33-year-old from Hudson, Florida, told The Post. “When you have family living there, your … Read more
The Missouri teen who got her head slammed into the ground during a fight has suffered severe brain damage — and now, her family is asking for help. The 15-year-old’s loved ones have started a GoFundMe for her, and they’ve revealed her name as Kaylee … with them noting that she’s battling for her life … Read more
Isabella Strahan, who is currently undergoing her first round of chemotherapy for brain cancer, recently shared several unexpected setbacks that led to emergency surgery. On Tuesday, the 19-year-old daughter of Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan posted the latest vlog of her YouTube series, where she’s been documenting her cancer treatment journey after having emergency surgery in October to remove … Read more
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Whenever you’re actively performing a task—say, lifting weights at the gym or taking a hard exam—the parts of your brain required to carry it out become “active” when neurons step up their electrical activity. But is your brain active even when you’re zoning out on … Read more