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Anand Veeravagu is a former White House Fellow and special assistant to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel. He serves as senior neurosurgery resident at Stanford University School of Medicine. His views are his own and do not reflect those of any institutional entity. anandveeravagu.com
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Hope for McCain: I Have Treated Many Glioblastoma Patients
TOUGH ROADGlioblastoma Multiforme is an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer, but there is a chance that John McCain can outlast the worst of the prognoses.

Science Brought Her Music Back to Life
INCREDIBLENearly three decades after a traumatic brain injury, violinist Rosemary Johnson is making music again.

Did Brain Trauma Make O.J. Violent?
SMASHEDA doctor says he’d ‘bet his medical license’ that O.J. has brain trauma due to football. But did it make him a criminal?

The Microbiome Is Science’s Hot New Kid
GOOD GUTS‘Microbiome’ is a word you’ve probably been reading everywhere—and it’s only the beginning.

Children Inherit Their Parents’ Anxiety
WorrisomeSusceptibility to stress-related illness and depression could be inherited from your parents, according to a new study.

The Brain Tumor That Killed Beau Biden
The death of Joe Biden’s son from brain cancer sheds light on a disease that is alarmingly common in adults and routinely misunderstood.

Berkeley Says Cell Phones Cause Tumors
RING RINGBerkeley is the first city to mandate cell phone carriers inform buyers of potential radiation exposure. A neuroscientist on why it’s premature to claim phones cause cancer.

Inside Joni Mitchell’s Mystery Illness
‘ALIEN’ FIBERSThe music legend may be resting comfortably in the ER, but a bizarre disease that causes colorful fibers to agonizingly slither through her skin is a battle she’ll still have to fight.

Angelina’s Surgery Isn’t for Everyone
DOCTOR’S NOTESAs a BRCA1 carrier, Angelina Jolie’s decision to remove her ovaries was smart. But the procedure, which carries severe risks and sparks early menopause, isn’t for the general public.

Why Brain Injury Matters On Death Row
NEUROSCIENCEMissouri just executed Cecil Clayton, a man whose prefrontal cortex had been severely damaged in a sawmill accident—a part of the brain responsible for impulse control.
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