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Listening to pop music can help patients with severe brain injuries recall personal memories, a new study suggests. Researchers discovered that brain injured patients recalled a similar number of memories when played a song as those without a brain injury. The study,...

The dam finally broke for Christine as she shared with the group her mounting frustrations towards her husband, Mark. “Since his car accident, every time I talk with my husband I get the impression I must sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher,” she said. “Repeatedly, I...

 Americans are living longer than ever, and women tend outlive men: The average life expectancy for females in the United States is now roughly 81, compared to 76 for males, according to recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. As a result, women...

Your body is comprised of roughly 57 percent water, so it isn't all that surprising that we're drawn to even larger bodies of the stuff -- the ocean. Though scientists haven't been able to pinpoint the exact reason behind why the ocean gets our synapses firing so...

 A "window to the brain" implant which would allow doctors to see through the skull and possibly treat patients has been devised by US researchers. It uses a see-through version of the same material used for hip implants. The team at University of California,...

 The National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement with thousands of former players contains several surprises. Let’s go to the replay for a closer look: For all its flaws, class-action litigation sometimes works. Yes, yes, already-wealthy plaintiffs’...

Miniature "human brains" have been grown in a lab in a feat scientists hope will transform the understanding of neurological disorders. The pea-sized structures reached the same level of development as in a nine-week-old foetus, but are incapable of thought. The...

The latest question for researchers studying the consequences of concussions isn't when student-athletes can safely get back in the game. It's how long to wait before they can return to class. New research suggests concussion effects may linger weeks after symptoms of...

A contemporary art work in Tasmania is telling some rarely heard stories from people with an acquired brain injury. "It's not a piece of patronising cuddly, disability art." That's how artistic director Richard Bladel describes the Angels of Our Better Nature art...