Picture this: It’s a hot summer day. You scoop a generous bowlful of ice cream, then swallow that first spoonful and, out of nowhere—bam! Searing pain behind the bridge of your nose. What causes brain ...

We all scream for ice cream, but sometimes snarfing down a cold treat in a hurry makes us scream — in agony. We clutch our heads. We squeeze our eyes shut and wait for what seems like an eternity for ...

Most people have likely experienced brain freeze — the debilitating, instantaneous pain in the temples after eating something frozen — but researchers didn't really understand what causes it, until ...

Most people have likely experienced brain freeze — the debilitating, instantaneous pain in the temples after eating something frozen — but researchers didn't really understand what causes it, until ...