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The Weirdness Of Dreams May Be Why We Have Them, Says New Theory of Dreaming

Inspired by techniques used to train deep neural networks, a neuroscience professor has argued for a new theory of dreams: the overfitted brain hypothesis. The...

Girl Surprised With Pet Dragon After Surviving Cancer and Making-a-Wish – ‘It’s a Marvel of Engineering’

An out-of-the-ordinary request made to the Make-a-Wish Foundation saw a teenage cancer survivor get a trip to a medieval castle to train a dragon. Belle...

MIT Scientists Spin Some Music Out of Spider Webs – And it Sounds Otherworldly (Listen)

Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider's home and hunting ground. If humans could...

Model Village for Alzheimer’s Patients in France Makes Residents Feel Like They’re Still Independent

As the old African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child,” but it seems that same wisdom may also hold true...

Canada’s First ‘Dementia Village’ is Helping to Change How People Care for Seniors With Alzheimers

Since The Village opened in August, several dozen seniors with Alzheimer's disease and dementia have enjoyed its various restaurants and cottages.

Move Over, Sudoku—Neurologists Release 3 Online Brain Training Games Scientifically Proven to Work

Scientists from New York University and University of California, Santa Barbara developed the free games specifically to train your cognitive abilities.

Plant Compounds Used to Successfully Treat Alzheimer’s in Mice Now Shown to Prevent Other Effects of Aging

The exciting discovery builds on research suggesting that we can treat and reverse Alzheimer's by turning our attention to the neural effects of aging.

For the First Time, Scientists Have Reversed Dementia in Mice With Drug That Reduces Brain Inflammation

Not only does the drug reverse dementia, but researchers also believe that it could help the brain recover from concussion and trauma.

Science of Kindness Shows Just How Important Hugging is for Our Mental and Physical Health

Have you had your daily hug today? If you haven't, studies say that you might be missing out on some pretty notable mental and physical health benefits.

This Ingenious Solution was Designed Specifically to Help People During Their Epileptic Seizures

This brilliant Cocoon device for epileptics has been named as one of the top 20 finalists for the prestigious James Dyson Award of 2019.

Dog Ownership Associated With Longer Life—Especially Among Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors

Owning a dog was linked to a 33% lower risk of early death for heart attack survivors and a 27% reduced risk for stroke survivors.

Researchers Use Fire Blankets to Protect Buildings From Wildfires; And It Could Save Homes in the Future

If further developed, the technology could save hundreds of buildings in high-risk wildfire areas around the world.

Teen Creates App to Organize All The Family’s Caregivers After Grandmother Gets Alzheimers

After witnessing his mom’s stress caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s, teen creates app to organize all the caregivers for his grandmother.

Needle-Free Injections: New Device For Insulin and Vaccines to Hit Market

Patients will often stop treatment out of their hatred of needles. This new device, however, delivers drugs to the person's body without any needles at all.

Watch Seniors Burst into Tears When They Look into Goggles and See Their Dreams Come True

There is more to technology than just millenials checking their Facebooks. Tech company Intel and Brazilian news company Razões para Acreditar embarked on a campaign to...

Watch Sick Boy Joyfully Get His Wish to Visit Saturn

This 7-year-old boy may never get to fulfill his lifelong dream of going to outer space – but instead, he was given the next best thing. Zayden...

Scientists Build Battery on Single Sheet of Paper Powered by Bacteria

This paper-thin battery has the potential to save thousands of lives in remote, dangerous, or resource-limited areas.

The Most Impressive Health and Wellness Developments of 2016

2016 has been a chaotic year – but that doesn't mean that we haven't made groundbreaking new strides in health and medicine.

Smartphone Microscope Will Let Kids Easily Explore Microbiology

This 3D-printed smartphone attachment will allow kids and students to learn about microbiology in a way that has never been available before.

College Students Invent Gloves that Speak Sign Language Out Loud

Two University of Washington undergraduates have won a $10,000 prize for their invention of gloves that translate sign language into audible speech, on the...