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GAME OVER

The End of Major League Football Is Inevitable

Imagine America without football...

Michael Wolff

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BRAIN GAME

Disturbing Reality Exposed in Bombshell NFL Study

A new study of hundreds of former NFL players has exposed the potential scale of football’s long-term brain injury crisis.

Martha McHardy

Evangeline Lilly and Paul Rudd in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'
'UPHILL BATTLE'

Marvel Star Reveals Intense Recovery Plan After Brain Injury

Pricey supplements are just one part of her game plan.

Carina Hsieh

Photo by Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of himself during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
DEFYING GRAVITY

Study Reveals What Space Does to Astronauts’ Brains

The study has broad implications regarding the effects of spaceflight on the human anatomy.

Vic Verbalaitis

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‘VERDICT’S IN’

Marvel Star Reveals Devastating Health Update

Evangeline Lilly suffered a debilitating fall in 2025.

Jack Revell

An MRI done in 2024 shows a brain during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam simulation at the Neurospin facilities in the Paris-Saclay Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission.
FOREVER YOUNG

Study Reveals Adolescence Lasts Until Much Later in Life

Researchers found the brain stays in its adolescent phase until well past age 30.

Janna Brancolini

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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS - JULY 13: Ace Frehley performs in concert at Haute Spot Event Venue on July 13, 2023 in Cedar Park, Texas.
TRAGIC ACCIDENT

KISS Star’s Surprising Cause of Death Revealed

A medical examiner has pieced together the 74-year-old’s final moments.

Georgina DiNardo

Billy Joel
MESSAGE TO FANS

Billy Joel Breaks Silence on His ‘Scary’ Brain Disorder

The legendary singer was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a rare but treatable brain condition, in May.

Paulina Rodriguez

Naegleria fowleri is an amoeba (one-celled living organism) that lives in soil and warm fresh water, such as lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It is commonly called the brain-eating amoeba because it can cause brain infection when water containing the amoeba rises in the nose. Only about three people in the United States are infected each year, but these infections are usually fatal. (Photo by: CDC/IMAGE POINT FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
H2-NO

Texas Woman Dies From Horrifying Brain-Eating Amoeba

The previously-healthy 71-year-old developed fevers, altered mental states, and seizures before passing.

Jack Revell

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 17:  Model Lucy Markovic walks the runway in a design by Aqua Blu Australia during the Swim show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 18 Collections at Carriageworks on May 17, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
RARE CONDITION

‘Next Top Model’ Star Has Died at 27 After Brain Surgery

Lucy Markovic was suffering from a brain arteriovenous malformation.

Nandika Chatterjee

A blood test being conducted with a vial to receive blood
BREAKTHROUGH

New Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Is 91% Accurate, Study Finds

Nearly 7 million Americans suffer from the disease. The new test could replace brain scans and spinal taps to diagnose the condition.

Ben Sherwood

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