About noon most days, the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in East Baltimore gets a case — that is, a brain. It arrives in an inconspicuous red cooler. Almost immediately, resident ...

An aortic aneurysm occurs when a weak aortic wall stretches, causing it to bulge. An aortic dissection occurs when there’s a tear in the aortic wall, which can be fatal if not treated immediately. The ...

In patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and no other organ-system abnormalities, the absolute risk of aortic dissection is low but increases with larger aortic sizes, according to ...

The human brain is a complex system comprising 1010 non-linear units (neurons) that interact in 1015 sites (synapses). Considering such an astonishing level of complexity and heterogeneity, it is ...

RACINE — Kids from Goodland Montessori got a chance last week to get hands-on with science. Third, fourth and fifth graders from the school, 4800 Graceland Blvd., were visited by juniors and seniors ...

Chronic stress can inflame our brain, destroy the connections between our neurons and result in depression, scientists say. Chronic stress can inflame our brain, destroy the connections between our ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 4 (January 25, 2022), pp. 1-12 (12 pages) To further advance functional MRI (fMRI)–based brain science, ...

Dissecting the Genius of Einstein's Brain When it comes to brilliance, do exceptional brains exist? To find out if there is a link between brain structure and genius, scientists look to the gray ...