Alexian Brothers Health System will bring world-leading technology to Chicago with the acquisition of an Elekta Neuromag(R), a leading-edge device that provides extremely sophisticated, real-time 3-D mapping of brain activity for use by bo...

When it comes to a devastating spinal injury, says spine surgeon Alexander Vaccaro, M.D., timing might be nearly everything. It's also a topic of great debate and discussion among orthopaedic surgeons. Dr. Vaccaro, professor of orthopaedic...

Cancer survivors, take note. The mental fog and forgetfulness of "chemo brain" are no figment of your imagination. A UCLA study shows that chemotherapy causes changes to the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can linger at least 10...

NIH is funding a recent effort aimed at studying drugs that might prevent dementia and other cognitive dysfunctions among HIV-positive people, a condition also known as "neuroAIDS," the AP/ABC News reports. At least one in five HIV-positiv...

Emory University researchers have found that giving progesterone to trauma victims shortly following brain injury appears to be safe and may reduce the risk of death and the degree of disability. The results of this study--the first clinic...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found clues to how the brain and the stomach interact with emotions to cause overeating and obesity. By looking at how the human brain responds to "full...

Sixteen-year-olds who weighed less than 2,000 grams (about 4.5 pounds) at birth and are not disabled are still more likely than the average teenager to have physical and mental difficulties, according to a report in the October issue of Ar...

The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined several studies that look at the effect of estrogen use during and after menopause to boost brain function in women. According to the Journal , women have "long complained that their brains don't...

Final results from a large, open-label study(1) demonstrate that repeated treatment with botulinum toxin type A (or BoNTA, marketed as BOTOX(R) by Allergan, Inc.) safely reduces upper limb (wrist, finger and/or arm) spasticity following st...

Although drugs that target the brain's serotonin system are widely used to treat depression, the basic biological mechanism by which they help to alleviate symptoms is poorly understood. Now, University of Pittsburgh research suggests...