A 77-year-old woman experienced Alien Hand Syndrome when her left hand began moving independently after suffering strokes in both parietal lobes. The rare neurological condition, which can be ...

AHS is often caused by brain injury or neurodegenerative illnesses, but there is not enough research to determine any consistent cause or why it occurs. “Alien hand is little investigated because it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction, especially in the world of medicine. You might think you’ve seen it all when it ...

When it comes to health, most of us are familiar with the usual suspects: fevers, colds, maybe a sprain or two. But the human body and brain are capable of some truly strange malfunctions that sound ...