A brain transmuted into glass by the famous volcano should have been impossible. Some scientists say it still is.

Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated ...

Archaeologists have previously discovered human brains preserved ... research university in Rome. "Under normal conditions, you cannot vitrify any organic tissue unless you drop it to well below ...

Dementia patients have higher levels of microplastics and nanoplastics compared to other individuals, finds a new study. They ...

This is the first time that brain tissue ... to almost normal levels. This step forward builds on previous experiments that have tried to revive cryogenically frozen mammalian tissue.

A plastic spoon’s worth of plastic is inside your brain: “Research reveals that human brains contain approximately a spoon's ...

They can invade healthy brain tissue nearby. Malignant tumors rarely spread beyond your brain or spinal cord. Tumors are graded by how normal or abnormal the cells look. The doctor will use this ...

The amyloid-β precursor protein (APP) helps to form links between the brain’s neurons. It has been highly studied because its ...

Microplastics have been found in the human brain ... is responsible for the normal functioning of nerve cells. It can lead to cell death, immune responses and tissue damage.