brain

Over roughly the past two decades, scientists have learned that microglia do much more than fight infections and help repair brain damage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

In the midst of her training, the documentary reveals that Gunn's mother suffered three brain aneurisms.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The trials showed the drug reduced relapse rates and inflammatory brain lesions compared with Sanofi’s rival treatment, Aubagio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

"I found it really difficult to make decisions, like my brain was working slower. I remember feeling like someone had flipped a switch and my brain had just broken."

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Phrenology lost credibility as science found better ways to probe the brain.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

A mischievous 1961 article in Time magazine described All Souls College as a sanctum sanctorum “where the best brains of Oxford are preserved—in alcohol.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The news that “Stranger Things” debuted 10 years ago and “Hannah Montana” is nearly old enough to drink kills off a few neurons in the parts of their brains that insist they’re still young.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

There were 338 brains donated to study, and 315 of them had evidence of CTE, a brain disorder that can happen because of repeated injuries to the head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Of the 878 deaths during this period, 235 had their brains donated and examined, and 215 had confirmed CTE.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Healing at the speed of sound: How what we hear transforms our brains and our lives.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Hours before or after they passed, another member of the human family, likely the smaller brained, big-jawed Paranthropus, hurried along the same shoreline.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024

They found that the larger brained primate species did not solve the fruit-finding puzzle more efficiently than smaller brained mammals.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024

Clevinger, his long hair brained into pigtails, allowed three runs, two earned, and six hits in 4 1/3 innings while striking out six and walking two.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022

At least there’s nothing pointy on the Steam Deck, unlike some of the book corners I’ve brained myself with over the years.

From The Verge ● Mar. 29, 2022

Raizel and I scooted out of the way to avoid being brained by one.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

We are a long way here from Thor developing the wheel or the Fat Broad braining the Snake.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Théo is at home—he went to tell his mother," Joyselle said, nearly braining an old lady with his violin-case as he swung round to speak.

From The Halo by B. Martin Justice

They succeed; but not without difficulty, and a free handling of handspikes—almost braining the apes before they consent to relinquish it.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid

"I guess that was nigh braining the child," quoth Miss Amanda, with the greatest coolness, and without making the least apology.

From Roughing It in the Bush by Susanna Moodie

That is the Tessino, braining itself in cataracts.

From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by George Alfred Townsend