Genes May Affect Severity of Drug Addiction
2011-03-08
Finding may someday influence treatment decisions, researcher saysContinue Reading
Brain's Learning Ability Seems to Recharge During Light Slumber
2011-03-08
Those who sleep less than 6 hours a night ‘shortchanging’ themselves, study saysContinue Reading
Surviving Serious Childhood Illness Takes Toll Later: Study
2011-03-07
Not achieving educational, work goals can plague young adult survivors, researchers sayContinue Reading
Irregular Heart Beat Plus Stroke May Increase Dementia Risk
2011-03-07
But study did not link atrial fibrillation to impaired thinking in patients without strokeContinue Reading
Early Rehab May Help Speed Recovery After Knee Surgery
2011-03-07
Joint replacement patients who began therapy within 24 hours were discharged sooner: studyContinue Reading
Chemo May Raise Risk of Falls in Breast Cancer Survivors
2011-03-04
Changes in system that regulates balance may be to blame, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Scientists Use Stem Cells, Skin Cells to Create Brain Cells Lost to Alzheimer's
2011-03-04
Breakthrough should be boon to research, but therapeutic uses still decades away, experts sayContinue Reading
Particular Brain Rhythm in Sleep Makes You More Vulnerable to Disturbances
2011-03-03
Study finds people more likely to wake up when alpha rhythm is strongestContinue Reading
Scary Events Might Also Activate Brain's Reward Center
2011-03-03
Mouse study suggests a mechanism for ‘thrill-seeking’ behavior in humansContinue Reading
Ibuprofen Linked to Lower Parkinson's Disease Risk
2011-03-02
New research strengthens association, but more study is needed, experts sayContinue Reading
Poor People With Epilepsy More Prone to Uncontrolled Seizures
2011-03-02
Drug side effects, ER visits also more frequent than in more affluent people with the disorder, study findsContinue Reading
Alzheimer's Risk Looks Higher if Mom Had the Disease
2011-02-28
Brain scans of dementia-free adults revealed more atrophy in those whose mothers had the disorderContinue Reading
With a 'Third Arm,' It's the Thought That Counts
2011-02-28
Making the brain think a prosthetic is person’s real limb could help in stroke recovery, scientists sayContinue Reading
Higher Vitamin D Intake Could Cut Cancer Risk
2011-02-27
Adults need at least 4,000 IU a day, study suggestsContinue Reading