The grisly slaughterhouse practice of shooting compressed air into the skulls of pigs until the brains come spilling out has come under suspicion from U.S. health authorities.

Having high blood pressure reduces blood flow in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, making them more vulnerable to the effects of the disease, researchers reported.

People who get migraines have structural differences in their brains notably in the cortex area that processes pain and other sensory information from the body, scientists said on Monday.

Crucial parts of brains of children with attention deficit disorder develop more slowly than other youngsters’ brains, a phenomenon that earlier brain-imaging research missed, a new study says.

Its stock price falls 17% after news that research took a huge bite out of the bottom line. Broadcom Corp. executives have a vision of the Irvine chip maker eventually supplying all the brains and power in cellphones, but Wall Street wasn't waiting Wednesday for that to happen.

When aging hampers memory, some people's brains compensate to stay sharp. Now scientists want to know how those brains make do — in hopes of developing treatments to help everyone else keep up.

Teenagers who feel relaxed after their first drags on a cigarette are most likely to become addicted to smoking, a sign that some people's brains are more susceptible to nicotine, researchers said on Monday.