Subscribe to this tag Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems
Health - November 2, 2009
Treatment leaves survivors with significant cognitive decline, researchers find
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Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia
Health - October 30, 2009
Study suggests mortality rate may be linked to health-care inadequacies
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Scientist Throws Curve Into Breaking-Ball Debate
Health - October 30, 2009
Contends curveballs are an illusion; ridiculous, says former star major league pitcher
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For Tourette Syndrome, Implanted Device May Help
Health - October 27, 2009
Deep brain stimulation reduced tics in small study
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Toxins Make Halloween Face Paints Scary
Health - October 27, 2009
Report finds all products tested contained lead and some had known skin allergens
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Scientists Zero in on Brain's 'Stopwatch'
Health - October 23, 2009
Timing mechanisms in brain cells may hold clues for Parkinson's treatment, researchers say
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Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later
Health - October 22, 2009
Young rats given amphetamines suffered short-term losses as adults, study finds
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Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke
Health - October 21, 2009
More study needed into how CRP levels influence risk
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Brain Protein Tied to Retardation
Health - October 21, 2009
Growth factor could help cells communicate with each other, researchers say
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Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time
Health - October 20, 2009
Drug given within 4.5 hours still benefits patients, study shows
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People Can Control Their Halle Berry Neurons
Science - October 20, 2009
Researchers pinpoint individual brain cells that respond to particular people, objects
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The Brain Comes Alive With the Sounds of Music
Health - October 20, 2009
Study delves into why harmonic sounds are therapeutic for people with neurological disorders
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Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's
Health - October 20, 2009
But too much urate can also cause trouble, so more study is needed, experts say
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Existing Drug May Lead to ALS Treatment
Health - October 20, 2009
Researchers hope to start testing in patients within five years
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Exercise Helps Brains Bounce Back
Science - October 19, 2009
Study of rhesus monkeys shows running protects dopamine neurons from death.
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Timing of Oxygen After a Stoke May Matter
Health - October 19, 2009
Treatment while blood flow is blocked protects tissue, animal study finds
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Web Surf to Save Your Aging Brain
Health - October 19, 2009
Interactivity can help keep older people alert, study suggests
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The Tiny but Adaptable Wasp Brain
Science - October 16, 2009
Wasps perform different jobs in a sequence that is accompanied by behavioral changes as they age.
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Brain Yields Up Clues to Language
Health - October 15, 2009
Scientists track neural activity as participants utter words
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Like Humans, Monkeys Fall Into the 'Uncanny Valley'
Science - October 15, 2009
Monkeys are found to sense the visual phenomenon known as uncanny valley in the same way as humans.
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Families Need to Know When Dementia Becomes Terminal
Health - October 14, 2009
Too often, onerous, futile medical interventions are ordered for these end-stage patients, researchers say
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Fine-Tuning Prosthetic Hands to Restore a Sense of Touch
Health - October 14, 2009
In rats, researchers create junction between brain and device
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Study Suggests Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors
Health - October 13, 2009
Higher-quality data see danger from long-term use, new review finds
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Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's
Health - October 13, 2009
But too much urate can also cause trouble, so more study is needed, experts say
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Gene Mutation May Speed Learning
Health - October 12, 2009
Finding might yield insights into diseases like Parkinson's, experts say
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