More Pediatric Brain & Nerve News

• Low Childhood IQ Tied to Dementia in Old Age

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Your IQ in childhood may predict your odds of getting ...

• Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children

  June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cooling the brain after a traumatic brain injury may not ...

• Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting

  May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Much like the boy who cried wolf, a bladder that ...

• Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene therapy that involves injecting a harmless virus ...

• Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids

  May 2 (HealthDay News) -- The "ketogenic" diet, which features high levels of fat, low ...

• Children with Migraines at Higher Risk for Sleep Disorders

  April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Children with migraine headaches are more likely to have sleep ...

• New Drug for Brain Cancer Too Dangerous for Pediatric Patients

  March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A cutting-edge drug for brain cancers may place pediatric patients ...

• Poor Working Memory Tied to Low School Scores

  March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Poor working memory, rather than low intelligence, could be the ...

• FDA Warns of Children's Deaths Linked to Botox

  Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are investigating reports of children's deaths and ...

• Epsom Salt Cut Cerebral Palsy Rate in Half Among Preemies

  Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- An infusion of Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) given just before ...

• Chemical Signals Go Awry in Fragile X Syndrome

  Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- New information about how brain cells are affected in Fragile ...

• Years-Long Search Unlocks Deadly Genetic Disease

  Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Ann Messer knew something was wrong while she was still ...

• Gene Plays Role in Risk of Autism

  Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A gene that appears to play a key role in ...

• New Meningitis Vaccine Works in Infants

  Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of meningitis vaccine appears to offer protection ...

• Some Immature Brain Cells May Promote Tumors

  Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Much like a child who becomes a bully while his ...

• Kids in Poor Neighborhoods Fall Behind in School

  Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Black children living in disadvantaged neighborhoods fall behind the equivalent ...

• Fragile X Syndrome Corrected in Mice

  Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- By targeting one gene, scientists have been able to correct ...

• Fetal Alcohol Exposure May Prime Offspring for Alcoholism

  Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Rats exposed to alcohol while still in the womb learn ...

• No Link Between Hepatitis B Shot, MS: Study

  Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- There's no link between vaccination to protect against hepatitis B ...