Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood, affecting about one in 323 children in the United States. It's caused by brain damage and affects a person's muscle tone, balance, ...

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand what’s going on outside and inside the body. This allows a person to use their body to interact with their surrounding environment and ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

However, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying WMHs, including dynamic changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) within and adjacent to lesions, remain poorly understood. Methods: Our study examined ...

In this study, older people who regularly drank green tea had fewer of the brain lesions that are characteristic of dementia than those who did not drink it. People have long claimed that drinking ...

Drinking three or more cups of green tea per day may help protect the brain from cognitive decline and dementia, according to a recent study from Japan. White matter lesions, areas of damage or ...

Drinking green tea daily, especially three or more cups, may help prevent dementia in older adults by reducing white matter lesions in the brain. The Japanese study found no effect on total brain ...

By embedding threads containing electrodes within the human brain, the company’s device allows paralyzed patients to engage with digital devices through their thoughts. Arbaugh, for example ...

More information: Shutaro Shibata et al, Green tea consumption and cerebral white matter lesions in community-dwelling older adults without dementia, npj Science of Food (2025). DOI: 10.1038 ...

Your brain has a lot of work to do, constantly balancing tasks while conserving energy. If you understand how the human brain decides what to pay attention to—and what to ignore—your public ...