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Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Marriages Survive a Spouse's Brain Injury
Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
Mouse Study Offers Hope for Gene Therapy Against Parkinson's Disease
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Clues to Why Some Develop 'Brain Fog' After COVID
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
New Drug May Ease Tourette Tics in Kids, Teens
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Insights Into Why Alzheimer's Can Bring Drowsiness
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss
'Non-Drug' Approaches Can Fight Depression in People With Dementia
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
'Overgrowth' of Brain Area in Infancy Could Play Role in Autism
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Poor Brain Blood Flow Might Spur 'Tangles' of Alzheimer's
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Potato & Sausages, Cold Cuts a Bad Combo for Your Brain
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Preventing Alzheimer's
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Purrfect Pal: Robotic Cats May Help People With Dementia
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Recovering COVID Patients Often Face Long-Term 'Brain Fog'
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Short Course of Psychotherapy Can Help Ease Panic Disorder
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Hospitalized COVID Patients Develop Seizures
Some Kids Snore, and It Could Affect Behavior
Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Sports Position Doesn't Affect Risk of Concussion-Linked CTE Illness
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug
Statin Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Ulcerative Colitis
Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
Statin's Health Benefits Far Outweigh Any Potential Harms: Study
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Suicide Attempts Spike Soon After Dementia Diagnosis
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Targeted Microwaves Probably Caused U.S. Embassy Illnesses: Scientists
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
Therapeutic Brain Implant Won't Alter Personality in Epilepsy Patients: Study
Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Tony Bennett's Struggle With Alzheimer's Revealed
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Major Health Systems Won't Administer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weight Loss Your Resolution? Experts Look at Fasting, Keto and Whole 30
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When a Parent Moves In
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?
Why Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Will Coffee Raise Your Cholesterol?
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays