You can now begin voting for your favorite video entry to the 2012 Neuro Film Festival through March 8, 2012, at www.NeuroFilmFestival.com. (February 7, 2012)
The Joint Commission campaign provides advice about the early signs and risks of stroke. (February 6, 2012)
A new scoring method can help doctors quickly decide which stroke patients will respond well to the clot-busting drug alteplase. (February 6, 2012)
High levels of the protein beta-amyloid in the brain that is associated with Alzheimer's disease may affect brain performance even in healthy adults, according to a study published in the February 1, 2012, online issue of Neurology®. (February 2, 2012)
The AAN Annual Meeting is the world’s largest gathering of neurologists who come together to share the latest advances in neurologic research. (January 31, 2012)
Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment than women, according to a study published in the January 25, 2012, online issue of Neurology®. (January 25, 2012)
Types of abuse include elder abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, emotional abuse, bullying, cyberbullying and violence.
(January 25, 2012)
Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a study published in the January 10, 2012, print issue of Neurology®. (January 9, 2012)
Seizures and seizure disorders are common in people infected with HIV, with more than one in 10 patients experiencing seizures.
(January 4, 2012)
New research links 'silent strokes,' or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults to memory loss in the elderly. (December 28, 2011)
People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients. (December 28, 2011)
New research suggests that, in people who don't currently have memory problems, those with smaller regions of the brain's cortex may be more likely to develop symptoms consistent with very early Alzheimer's disease. (December 22, 2011)
Blue, best known for winning season four of NBC's television show Last Comic Standing, continues to break down stereotypes of people with disabilities one laugh at a time. (December 15, 2011)
A new study published in the December 13, 2011, online issue of Neurology® shows that magnetic stimulation of the nerve cells in the brain may speed up the recovery from this condition. (December 14, 2011)
NBA officials announced the start of a concussion management program aimed at safeguarding players who might suffer blows to the head. (December 13, 2011)
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