Meet the expert: Alyx B. Porter, M.D., a neuro-oncologist and professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic.

The connection between diet and brain health extends beyond cognitive function to include serious concerns about tumor development and progression. While brain tumors have complex causes involving ...

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Using your phone for 15 hours a month over five years doesn’t sound like much, but that’s the amount of time scientists say can increase your risk of developing certain types of brain cancers. Despite ...

Brain tumour rates have actually exploded since the 1980s, with everything from mobile phones to artificial sweeteners at one time or another blamed for the increasing numbers. Research is ongoing, ...

Robert F. Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services, still believes that cell phones are causing brain cancer, as revealed in a congressional hearing in January. Most studies on this ...

Talk about a toxic tan. Nicknamed the “Barbie drug,” a viral nose spray that promises to give users the perfect glow may deliver life-threatening complications. The drug, Melanotan II, is an ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Many Americans take a dark view of nicotine ...

Oligodendroglioma is a rare type of brain tumor. It’s in a category of brain and spinal cord tumors called gliomas. These are brain or spinal cord tumors that come from abnormal glial cells, the ...