A report described as ‘startling’ reveals the prevalence of paralysis in America:  1 in 50 Americans is living with paralysis to one degree or another.  The report suggests the previous way paralyzed individuals have been …

Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder associated with unpleasant feelings in the legs that make it almost impossible to remain still, is 42% more likely to occur in obese men and women than in …

Baby Boomers using the ‘senior moments’ excuse to explain away forgetfulness can stop being embarrassed about it.  New research from the University of Virginia says the brain actually begins declining at age 27.  We just …

Petr Janata knows why hearing our favorite old songs brings on fond memories.  He’s just explained how the part of our brains wired for memory is linked to the part wired for music.  These two …

New research from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests women who experience migraines are at 30% less risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t suffer this type headache. Estrogen is thought …

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University Medical Center scientists have figured out which type of B cells act — and at what time — to keep a multiple-sclerosis (MS)-like disease under control, knowledge that will help …

One of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted to examine potential benefits of giving high-dose vitamin B supplements to Alzheimer’s patients has failed to demonstrate any significant benefits. In fact, the study indicates patients …

Medical science says our brains shrink just less than 2% per decade as we age but a team of Wellesley College researchers say heavy drinking can speed that rate of shrinkage while increasing the risk …

Each year in the United States, approximately 700,000 people experience the devastating effects of a stroke.  Most of those strokes, about 87% of them, are ischemic strokes, which are caused when an artery to the …

Doctors attribute several factors to the stroke suffered by an unidentified 35-year-old woman who began feeling weakness in her left arm just minutes after engaging in sexual intercourse. The very act of sex itself …