More Brain & Nerve News

• Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness

  November 17 (HealthDay News) -- Gulf War illness, dismissed by some as a psychosomatic disorder, ...

• Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age

  November 17 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in the brains of elderly people may help explain ...

• IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries

  November 14 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. government scientists say they have developed a technology that ...

• Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy

  November 12 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that treating multiple sclerosis with the drug ...

• High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

  November 11 (HealthDay News) -- A Danish study links high levels of the blood fats ...

• 'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's

  November 11 (HealthDay News) -- A study using an advanced brain scanning technology supports the ...

• Use of Imaging Technology Skyrockets

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- The use of MRI and CT scanners in the United ...

• Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery

  November 10 (HealthDay News) -- An analysis of 33 studies on drugs known as beta ...

• New Pathways Studied to Repair Nerves

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain can't be ...

• Head Injury in Young Kids May Predict ADHD Diagnosis

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Very young children who sustain a head injury may be ...

• Vitamin Holds Promise for Alzheimer's Disease

  November 5 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that huge doses of an ordinary vitamin appeared ...

• Gene Tied to Common Childhood Language Disorder

  November 5 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers have identified the first gene to be associated ...

• Scans Reveal Brain Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia Patients

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have detected abnormalities in the brains of people with ...

• Diabetes, Hypertension Hasten Death in Alzheimer's Patients

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- Having diabetes or high blood pressure may hasten the death ...

• Primary Insomnia Tied to Brain Neurochemical Imbalance

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with primary insomnia have a specific neurochemical imbalance that ...

• Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder may ...

• Scientists Spot 4 New Alzheimer's Genes

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- Four newly identified genes may be linked to the most ...

• Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- In 2007, six major illnesses among Americans age 65 and ...

• Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- A little of jolt of electricity to the brain could ...