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NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH August 8, 2016

9 reasons why you feel lightheaded— and when to be concerned

Ever fainted?

Alzheimers August 5, 2016

Can acupuncture improve dementia symptoms?

While acupuncture is often associated with relieving stress or muscle pain, researchers now believe it may also help improve symptoms of dementia.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH August 4, 2016

Memory may someday benefit from electric therapy

It may someday be possible to send weak currents of electricity through the scalp during sleep to help improve memory for motor tasks, researchers say.

Menopause August 3, 2016

Stroke, heart attack risk factors more severe in women before menopause, study suggests

Women may be at greater risk for stroke, heart disease and diabetes during perimenopause, the years leading up to menopause, suggests a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH August 2, 2016

Doctors not sure we all need routine skin cancer screening

There isn't enough evidence yet to say whether routine full-body skin cancer screenings are safe or effective, according to U.S. guidelines aimed at preventing deaths from these malignancies.

Incredible Health August 2, 2016

Indiana man with genetic disorder travels Europe in friend's backpack

Kevan Chandler and three of his friends have been backpacking in Europe since June.

MEDICAL RESEARCH August 2, 2016

What's worse than death? Dementia and breathing machines, patients say

For patients facing serious illnesses, dying isn't necessarily the thing they dread the most — according to a new survey, a majority of patients consider bowel and urinary incontinence and having to rely on a breathing machine to be fates worse than death.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH July 30, 2016

New study suggests brain glitch may cause OCD

Scientists may be a step closer to having a good target for drugs that could treat at least some cases of the misery-rendering malady of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Infertility July 29, 2016

Induced labor not linked to higher autism risk

Inducing labor doesn't appear to increase the baby's odds of autism, a new study suggests.

Children's Health July 29, 2016

NFL youth program doesn't help concussions after all

Heads Up Football was supposed to be the NFL's salve for parents wary of letting their kids play football.

NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH July 29, 2016

Too much light at night, too little in the morning tied to obesity risk

Older people exposed to high lighting in the evening, and low light in the morning are more likely to gain weight, and the opposite light exposures may encourage weight loss, Japanese researchers say.