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

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 ...

Researchers have transplanted healthy mitochondria into brain cells and animal models of neurodegeneration, reporting improved energy output, reduced cell death, and temporary recovery of motor ...

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 ...