Brain-focused weapons have moved from speculative fiction into the realm of active research, and the gap between what is technically possible and what is legally or ethically governed is widening fast ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Low-level blasts can cause physical changes in the brain. Libkos/AP Photo When the force of a blast shoots a round out of a ...

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they are exposed to a blast wave that sends blood surging from the body to the brain. This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can injure ...

According to a startling new analysis by British security experts, we are rapidly approaching a reality where the biology of our own brains can be weaponized against us. The era of the “brain weapon” ...

WASHINGTON — Brain injuries and mental health problems diagnosed in veterans exposed to repeated low-level blasts from firing their own weapons would be closely tracked and studied under legislation ...

Secret papers have revealed the Australian Defence Force was warned 15 years ago that firing weapons increased the risk of ...

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When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the brain. Blasts from military weapons may injure the brain through its blood ...

When the force of a blast shoots a round out of a large-caliber rifle, howitzer or M1 Abrams tank gun, the teams of people operating these weapons are exposed to low-level blasts that can cause ...