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A Good Mood May Boost Seniors' Brain Power
'Absentminded' Errors Common in Older Adults: Study
Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Acting Out Dreams During Sleep May Signal Dementia
Adding More Neurosurgeons Could Cut Traffic Deaths: Study
Age of Autism Diagnosis May Depend on Symptoms: Study
Alcohol May Not Be Kind to the Aging Brain
Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging
Alcoholism Linked to Poor Sense of Empathy, Irony in Men
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Potential in Trials
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Early Trial
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Some Promise in Trials
Alzheimer's May Progress Differently in Women, Men
Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists
Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study
Alzheimer's Signs Found in Brains of Young Adults With Gene Mutation
Alzheimer's Treatment Shows Promise in Small, 3-Year Trial
Alzheimer's-Linked Gene May Have More Effect on Women
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Are Rhesus Monkeys Musically Challenged?
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Autism Researchers Surprised by Impaired Brain Connections
Babies Born Even Slightly Early May Lag Behind: Study
Baby's Healthy Diet Feeds IQ, Study Finds
Banning Vaccine Preservative Would Hurt Kids in Poor Nations: Experts
Beer's Taste May Trigger Urge to Get Drunk
Bigger Babies Have Bigger Brains as Teens: Study
'Bilingual Babies' Can Tell Languages Apart
Bipolar Disorder Drugs May 'Tweak' Genes Affecting Brain
Black Belts' Punching Power Linked to Their Brain Structure
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
Boredom at Work Can Spur Creativity, Studies Find
Boys' Impulsiveness May Add Up to Edge in Math
Brain Anatomy in Dyslexics Varies By Gender, Study Finds
Brain Anatomy May Play Role in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brain Changes Continue After Child's Concussion: Study
Brain Changes Found in Small Study of Former NFL Players
Brain Changes Seen in Relatives of People With Alzheimer's
Brain Circuitry Yields Clue to Autism, Researchers Say
Brain Connections Differ in Children With Autism
Brain Develops Longer in Womb for Humans Than Chimps
Brain Differences Seen in Kids With Conduct Problems
Brain Differences Seen in People With Migraines
Brain EEG Test Might Help Spot Autism: Study
Brain Imaging Detects Tiny Lesions Related to Mild Injury: Study
Brain Injury Doesn't Raise Dementia Risk for Most: Study
Brain May Treat Wheelchair as Part of the Body
Brain Recovery From Alcoholism Seen Soon After Abstinence: Study
Brain Scans May Explain Thinking, Memory Problems in Some MS Patients
Brain Scans May Spot Teens at Risk for Problem Drinking
Brain Scans Might Help Spot Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Brain Scans of 'Hoarders' Show Unique Abnormalities
Brain Scans Show Differences in Adults With Autism
Brain Scans Suggest Downside to Skipping Breakfast
Brain Scans Using New Dye May Predict Alzheimer's
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Brain Wiring May Explain Unhealthy Obsession With Looks
Brain-Injury Recovery Varies Widely Among Children
Brain's Connections May Predict Intelligence: Study
Brains of Fetuses 'Build a Bridge' Between Regions, Images Show
Bright Light at Night Could Up Depression Risk, Mouse Study Suggests
Caffeine May Help the Brain Process Words
Caffeine May Help Treat Parkinson's Disease
Can Nature Nurture the Mind as Well as the Soul?
Can You Feel Empathy for a Robot?
Can Your Body 'Sense' the Future?
Cellphone Use May Reveal Your 'Dominant Brain'
Certain Eye Injuries in Kids May Indicate Child Abuse: Study
'Chemo Brain' After Breast Cancer Backed by Study
'Chemo Brain' May Occur Before Treatment Even Starts
Child Abuse Rises When Economy Sags: Study
Children's Seizures Not Always Damaging, Study Finds
Chronic 'Butter Flavoring' Exposure Linked to Harmful Brain Process
Chronic Cough Responds to Epilepsy Drug, Study Finds
Chronic Pain May Depend on Emotional Reaction to Injury
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Citicoline Supplement Doesn't Help Treat Brain Injury, Study Finds
Clenched Hand May Prevent 'Choking' Under Pressure
Climbers With Altitude Sickness Show Signs of Brain Bleeds Years Later
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
Color of Your Cup Might Influence Drink's Taste
Combat Stress Linked to Brain Changes in Study
Common Blood Pressure Drugs Might Lower Dementia Risk
Condition Commonly Seen in Aging May Alter Brain Function
'Cooling' Helps Oxygen-Deprived Newborns: Study
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Could Chocolate's Antioxidants Boost Brain Function?
Could Hypertension in Pregnancy Harm Child's Thinking Skills for Decades?
Could Scientists Peek Into Your Dreams?
Could the Naked Mole Rat Hold Secrets to Longevity?
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
Daily Gene Rhythms May Be Off in Depressed People
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
Damage to Tiny Blood Vessels in Brain May Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Deep Brain Stimulation May Help in Early Stages of Parkinson's
Deep Brain Stimulation May Offer Longer-Term Relief for Parkinson's
Depression a Key Factor in Health of Parkinson's Patients: Study
Discovery May Improve Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Do Babies Begin Learning Language in the Womb?
Does Chewing Gum Give Your Brain an Edge?
Does Stress Management Slow MS?
Does Studying for Law School Test Boost Your Brain?
Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge
Drivers Who Multitask Often Overestimate Their Skills
Drug Widely Used to Treat MS May Not Slow Progression
Drugs to Prevent Alzheimer's to Be Tested in Large Trial
Dyslexia May Be Caused by Signal Processing Problem in Brain
Early Exposure to Stress at Home Affects Girls' Brains, Study Says
Early Menopause May Raise Risk for Brain Aneurysm
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Thinking Problems May Signal Future Dementia in Parkinson's Patients
Education May Protect Brain From Exposure to Solvents
Electrical Brain Stimulation Curbs Epileptic Seizures in Rats
Electrical Brain Stimulation Plus Drug Fights Depression: Study
Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says
Even 'High-Normal' Blood Sugar Tied to Brain Shrinkage
Even Low Levels of Lead Hamper Kindergartners' Reading Skills: Study
Exercise and Weight Loss Give Brain a Boost, Study Finds
Exercise Can Shield the Aging Brain, Studies Show
Exercise May Beat Socializing at Staving Off Brain Shrinkage
Ex-NFL Players at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's, ALS: Study
Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise, Study Finds
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Faces 'Morphed' for Man When Scientists Tweaked His Brain
FDA Panel Backs Brain Stimulator for Epilepsy
FDA Panel to Consider Brain Stimulator for Epilepsy
FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
Few Migraine Sufferers Referred for Behavioral Treatments
First Is Viewed as Best When Making Quick Decisions
Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development
Flame-Retardant Chemicals Could Be Toxic to Kids
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
For Combat Vets, Brain Injury Symptoms Can Last Years
For First Time, Pain 'Signature' Spotted on Brain MRIs
For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Mutation Linked to Facial, Skull Abnormalities
Gene Studies Could Point to New Alzheimer's Treatments
Gene Study Uncovers More Autism Clues
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
Genes Changes Seen in Alzheimer's Can Be Found in Infancy: Study
Germ in Cat Feces May Affect Human Brain, Behavior: Study
Girls With Autism May Need Different Treatments Than Boys
Got Nobel? Milk-Guzzling Countries Win More of the Esteemed Prizes
Hate Other People's Cellphone Calls? You're Not Alone
Head Injury Plus Herbicide Exposure May Triple Parkinson's Risk
Head Injury's Location Key to Concussion Effects
Headaches Worse With Mild Head Trauma Than More Severe Trauma
Healthy Brain Connections Help Maintain Intellect in Old Age
Healthy Lungs May Keep Brain Running Smoothly
Hearing Loss May Hasten Mental Decline
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heavy Drinking in Pregnancy Linked to Host of Problems in Children
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Heavy Drinking, Pot Use Tied to Teen Brain Changes
Heavy Marijuana Use in Teen Years May Lower IQ Later
Helmets Do Save Lives on the Slopes, Research Shows
High Blood Pressure May Add to Alzheimer's Risk, Study Finds
High Blood Sugar May Add to Alzheimer's Risk: Study
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
High-Carb Diet in Old Age Linked to Mental Decline
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
High-Frequency Noise Boosts Math Skills in Study
Hormone May Boost Aging, Failing Brains
Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline
Human Brain Cells Used to Make Mice Smarter
Human Culture May Date Back 44,000 Years
Human Intellect Backsliding From Lack of Evolutionary Pressure: Study
Humans and Birds May Have Music in Common
Humans Can Sniff Out Old Age in Others, Study Shows
Humans Might Be Hard-Wired to 'Love Thy Neighbor'
Illegal 'Bath Salts' Mimic Cocaine in the Brain: Study
Implanted Device May Predict Epilepsy Seizures, Study Suggests
In Mice, Alzheimer's-Linked Protein Shows Promise Against MS
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Infant 'Smarts' Similar With Different Types of Formula: Study
Ingredient in New MS Drug Linked to Serious Brain Disease
Intuitive 'Number Sense' Makes Daily Life Easier
Is a Better Sleeping Pill on the Way?
Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?
Is Your Brain Working as You Nap?
Junk Food More Appealing When You're Sleepy: Study
Kids Born Even a Little Early Have Lower School Scores: Study
Kids' Concussion Recovery Varies by Symptom Severity: Study
Kids With Autism and Child Prodigies May Share Certain Traits
Kids With Autism Find It Hard to Describe Poor Behavior, Study Finds
Kids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' Behavior
Kids With Autism May Perceive Movement More Quickly
Lengthy Seizures May Delay Mental Development, Study Suggests
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain
Living in Smoggy Areas May Reduce Seniors' Brainpower
Loneliness May Boost Odds of Dementia
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Boost Aggression
Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Temporarily Dull Nicotine Craving
Magnets in iPad2 May Alter Settings on Brain Shunt Devices: Study
Many Seniors Suffer Mental Decline in Silence: CDC
Measuring Brain Plaques May Yield Clues to Alzheimer's Risk
Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia
Meds May Spur Compulsive Behaviors in Some Parkinson's Patients: Study
Menopause Can Bring Lapses in Memory, Thinking, Study Finds
Mental Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Sharp
Mental Skills Decline More Sharply for Women With Alzheimer's: Study
Mental, Physical Challenges May Help Seniors Stay Sharp, Study Says
Migraines Not Linked to Decline in Thinking Skills
Mind Wandering Drives Up Crash Rate
Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Could Be Breakthrough
'Mindful' Meditation Tied to Healthy Brain Changes: Study
'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
Misdiagnosis Common for Rare Brain Disease: Study
Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Tied to Lower IQ in Child
Monkey Study Suggests Long-Term Use of ADHD Drugs Safe
More Evidence Linking Creativity, Mental Illness
More Focused Radiation Treatment May Work Better Against Brain Tumors
Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study Finds
Most U.S. Soldiers May Suffer From Sleep Problems
Mothers' Pre-Pregnancy Weight Tied to Kids' IQ, Study Says
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC
Mouse Study Sheds Light on How Diet May Affect Epilepsy
Mouse Study Sheds New Light on How Memories Are Stored
Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players
Multiple Head Injuries Raise Soldiers' Suicide Risk, Study Finds
Musicians' Brains Might Have an Edge on Aging
Neglect May Harm Brain Growth in Children
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Drugs May Offer Hope to Parkinson's Patients
New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
Newly Created Rats Designed to Speed Alzheimer's Research
NFL's Seau Had Brain Trauma at Time of Suicide, Report Finds
Non-Amputees Can Experience the Illusion of a 'Phantom' Limb
Nutrient Drink Might Boost Memory in Early Alzheimer's: Study
Obama Unveils Vast Brain-Mapping Project
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
Omega-3 Supplements May Not Aid Aging Brain
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Parkinson's Patients Experience Declines Years Before Diagnosis
Patients' Skin Cells Yield Research Model for Alzheimer's
PET Scans Helpful, But Not Definitive for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Physical Activity in Old Age May Protect Brain
Pictures of Fatty, Sugary Foods May Spur Cravings
Play-Focused Program Might Help Kids With Autism
Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Personality Disorder
Poor Sleep May Age Your Brain
Pot Use-Low IQ Link Challenged in Study
Powerful People Tend Not to Return Smiles, Study Says
Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Cerebral Bleeding in Some Women
Pre-Test Jitters Might Boost Scores: Study
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Psychopaths May Lack Capacity for Empathy
Raucous Music May Tap Into Your Inner Animal
Reading, Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp
Reduced 'Fine-Tuning' of Brain May Hamper Face Recognition in Autism
Reduced Kidney Function Tied to Mental Decline
Research Pinpoints Brain's 'Gullibility' Center
Research Reveals Which Learning Methods Get an 'A'
Researchers Detect an Anti-Autism Advantage in Females
Researchers Map Vision in Brain
Researchers Test Implanted Brain Stimulator for Alzheimer's
Retina's Thickness May Be Tied to Severity of MS, Study Suggests
Review Finds No Evidence Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Are Infectious
Same Part of Brain Recognizes Faces and Objects, Study Finds
Scans Show Details of Damage to Soldiers With Head Injuries
Scans Spot Brain Changes in Patients With Concussion Syndrome
Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis
Scientists Complete 1st Map of 'Emotional Intelligence' in the Brain
Scientists Explore Secrets of the Well-Hit Fastball
Scientists ID 'Happy' Gene in Women
Scientists May Have Spotted Brain's 'Numbers Center'
Scientists Pinpoint Antibody That May Be Specific to MS Patients
Scientists Pinpoint How Deep Brain Stimulation Eases OCD
Scientists Track Activity in Rappers' Brains
Scientists Use Stem Cells to Mimic Huntington's Disease
Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Seems to Harm Baby, Too
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Memory Problems
Seniors' Attitude on Age May Affect Dementia Test Results: Study
Seniors' Creativity Can Thrive Despite Dementia
Sex Lives Often an Overlooked Casualty of Traumatic Brain Injury
Sharp as a Tack at 90: Here's Why
Short-Term Exercise Might Boost Young People's Self-Control
Shrinkage of Brain Region May Signal Onset of Multiple Sclerosis
Signs of ADHD Evident by Preschool, Expert Says
Signs of Brain Damage Show Up in Scans of Living, Retired NFL Players
Single Concussion May Lead to Lasting Brain Damage
Size of Frontal Lobes May Not Matter for Brain Power: Study
Skin Cells Turned Into Brain Cells in Lab Study
Sleep Apnea in Seniors Tied to Alzheimer's in Study
Sleep Apnea Tied to More Brain Damage in Women Than Men
Sleep Can Sharpen Your Memory
Sleepiness Hampers Job Performance, Study Confirms
Sodium Buildup in Brain Linked to Disability in MS Patients
Some Blood Pressure Drugs Might Help Slow Alzheimer's: Study
Some Heavy Kids at Risk of Blindness, Study Says
Some Parkinson's Patients Discover an Artistic Side
Some Women's Brains Contain Male DNA: Study
Speed-Dating Lights Up Key Brain Areas
Speed-Learning a New Language May Help Brain Grow: Study
Spinal Fluid Substance May Help Drive Sleep Disorder: Study
Standing at Work All Day While Pregnant Linked to Smaller Babies
Study Casts Doubt on Link Between MS and Vein Trouble
Study Explores Possible Tie Between Fever, Flu in Pregnancy and Autism
Study Explores the Cost of Creativity
Study Finds Soy Supplements Don't Boost Thinking Skills
Study Links Low Vitamin D Levels to Worse MS Symptoms
Study of Brain-Injured Man Sheds Light on Self-Awareness
Study of Retired NFL Players Finds Evidence of Brain Damage
Study Puts New Spin on 'Sound Sleep'
Study Questions Standard of Care for Head Trauma
Study Reveals Why Elderly Often Vulnerable to Scams
Study Supports Link Between Stress, Epileptic Seizures
Study Ties Obesity-Related Gene to Weaker Memory
Study Tracks Kids' Brain Activity While Watching 'Sesame Street'
Surge Seen in Concussions Among College Football Players
Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
Tap Water Used in Neti Pots Tied to Rare, Fatal Brain Infection
Tapeworm-Linked Seizures May Be Rising in U.S., Doctors Say
Texts, Other Distractions Tied to Errors at Work
Those Childhood Piano Lessons Should Start Early
Timeline Detected for Rare, Early Alzheimer's
'Transparent' Mouse Brain Could Shed Light on Human Brain Health
Two Languages Better Than One for Kids' Brains: Study
U.S. Plans Billion-Dollar Project to Study the Brain
Using 'Gender-Specific' Objects to Identify Faces May Backfire
Video Game May Help Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Video Games May Sharpen Focusing Skills in Kids With Dyslexia
Vision Problems Tied to Extreme Prematurity in Study
Vitamin D in Pregnancy Critical for Brain Development, Study Says
What Causes Hot Flashes? Rat Study Gives New Clues
What Do Eye Movement Differences in Men and Women Mean?
What Drives Your Daily Biological Clock?
'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
Who's Touching You Affects How It Feels: Study
Why Johnny Can't Add, Even After Tutoring
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women's Brains React Differently Than Men's to Alcoholism, Study Finds
Working Out Cuts Women's Appetite, Study Finds
You Can Learn While You Sleep, Study Suggests
 

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