Lining up donor and recipient nerves for a potential brain transplant is one thing. Getting them to communicate is another.

One man could go under the knife to get a whole new body next year, if Dr. Canavero is to be believed, but there's plenty of reason to be skeptical. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on ...

The idea of taking two humans, putting them in nearby isolation chambers, and swapping their heads is a profoundly science-fiction idea – ditto the idea of taking a human brain, and implanting it in ...

When someone has a stroke—a leading worldwide cause of death and disability—time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, and ...