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Nervous System
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Playing Sports Might Sharpen Your Hearing
Playing sports may improve the brain’s ability to process sounds, a finding that could lead to...
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CBD Medicine May Help Ease Another Form of Seizure
Prescription-grade CBD may help control hard-to-treat seizures caused by a rare genetic disorder, a preliminary study...
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U.S. Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study
Exposure to natural substances with psychoactive effects — including marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg —...
More Nervous System News
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Mild Head Injury Can Impair Your Sense of SmellEven a mild concussion can temporarily affect your sense of smell and trigger longer-term...
- Posted July 31, 2019
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Love the Smell of a Cup o’ Joe? Here’s What That Reveals About YouJava junkies can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee, and the more they...
- Posted May 17, 2019
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Good Smells May Help Ease Tobacco CravingsCould quitting tobacco involve something as simple as a pleasant scent? New research suggests...
- Posted April 15, 2019
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Benefits of CBD Liquid for Epilepsy May Fade With Time: StudyA marijuana-derived drug that helps control epileptic seizures appears to become less effective over...
- Posted December 3, 2018
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Sudden Death Risk in Epilepsy Can Wane Over TimeThe risk of sudden unexpected death in people with epilepsy can change over time,...
- Posted December 3, 2018
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Nerve Zap Might Ease Pain of Herniated DiskTUESDAY, Nov. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) –What if a simple zap to the spine...
- Posted November 27, 2018
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Scent of a Woman: Fertile Females Smell Better to MenNew research suggests there is no perfume a man loves more than the scent...
- Posted September 17, 2018
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Brain Implant Puts the Brakes on Epileptic Seizures in MiceTHURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018Experiments in mice have shown that an implanted electronic device in...
- Posted August 31, 2018
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Anti-seizure Meds Won’t Ease Low Back PainDoctors and pain specialists have been turning to anticonvulsive drugs for treatment of lower...
- Posted July 6, 2018
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Fetal Exposure to Epilepsy Drug Tied to Lower School Grades LaterThere’s another study that finds that taking the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may...
- Posted March 27, 2018
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Electrical Pulses May Ease Pain From ‘Slipped’ DiscA new treatment that aims electrical pulses at irritated nerves around the spinal cord...
- Posted November 29, 2017
