More Brain & Nerve News

• Scans Shed New Light on Concussions

  Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've discovered a new way to detect evidence ...

• Surgery Better Than Angioplasty for Narrowed Neck Artery

  Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The latest results from the longest-running study yet confirm that ...

• Dementia More Likely With One Subtype of HIV

  Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The subtype of HIV a person has may determine their ...

• Brain May Use Its 'Mind's Eye' to Control Chaos

  Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- When you're searching for a friend in a crowd, it ...

• Chronic Media Multi-Tasking Makes It Harder to Focus

  Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- You may think e-mailing, texting, talking on the phone and ...

• MRI Might Find Early Alzheimer's

  Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of people in the very early stages of ...

• Extavia Approved for Multiple Sclerosis

  Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Extavia (interferon beta-1b) has been approved by the U.S. Food ...

• Smoking Worsens Multiple Sclerosis

  Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with multiple sclerosis who smoke appear to be at ...

• Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against MS

  Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Lawrence Steinman has this seemingly crazy idea that a ...

• Experts Urge Cognitive Testing of Kids With Epilepsy

  Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Children recently diagnosed with epilepsy should have their language, memory, ...

• Scientists Reverse Multiple Sclerosis in Mice

  Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental treatment that suppresses the immune system to put ...

• Mediterranean Diet Plus Exercise Lowers Alzheimer's Risk

  Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes and ...

• Study Ties Mini-Strokes to Memory Loss

  Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Screening for areas of damage from a possible mini-stroke could ...

• Seizures, Not Epilepsy Itself, May Raise Birth Risks

  Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Epileptic seizures during pregnancy increase the likelihood of premature and ...

• Mental Activity Seems to Keep the Brain Vital

  Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults might want to remember to exercise their brains ...

• Stroke Doubles Risk of Hip, Thigh Fractures

  Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of a hip or thigh bone fracture is ...

• Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke

  Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adding psychosocial therapy to treatment with antidepressants helps improve depression ...

• DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice

  Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New French research suggests the main ingredient used in many ...

• Scientists Find Way to Stop Epilepsy in Mice

  Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Blocking a gene defect prevents epilepsy from being passed from ...