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1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later

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Acupuncture Might Ease Tension Headaches

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ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women

ADHD Tied to Higher Rates of Anxiety, Depression

Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?

Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain

A-Fib Treatment Reduces Patients' Dementia Risk

After Angioplasty, Depression Can Keep Heart Patients From Taking Meds

After Clocks 'Fall Back' This Weekend, Watch Out for Seasonal Mood Changes

After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites

Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study

Ageism Is Everywhere and Can Harm Health

AHA News: Hormones Are Key in Brain Health Differences Between Men and Women

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Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

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Clearing Out Clutter Might Not Help People With Dementia

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Could Coffee Help Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's?

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Could COVID-19 Accelerate Alzheimer's Symptoms?

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Could Depression Make Dry Eye Worse?

Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?

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Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?

Could Estrogen Help Shield Women's Brains From Alzheimer's?

Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?

Could Fish Oil Supplements Help Fight Depression?

Could 'Food Stamps' Program Give Memory a Boost?

Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?

Could Gut Bacteria Help Spur Parkinson's Disease?

Could Hearing Aids Lower Your Odds for Dementia?

Could Kids Swim Their Way to Better Vocabularies?

Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

Could Losing Your Wisdom Teeth Enhance Your Sense of Taste?

Could Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk?

Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?

Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?

Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?

Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?

Could You Help Prevent a Suicide? Know the Warning Signs

Could You Spot the Signs of Suicide Risk?

Counting Steps? Here's How Many You Need to Boost Health

COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

COVID Boosters Raise Antibody Levels by 85% in Nursing Home Residents

COVID Can Affect Brains of Hospitalized Kids

COVID Can Leave People With Lingering Nerve Damage

COVID Fuels Depression Among Pregnant Women, New Moms

COVID May Be Tied to Rise in Brain Infections in Children

COVID Might Raise Odds for Psychiatric Disorders Later: Study

COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk

COVID Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Who Got Rare Complication of COVID Illness

COVID-19 Can Start With Neurological Symptoms

COVID-19 Exacts Emotional Toll on Doctors

COVID-19 Survival Declines When Brain Affected: Study

'COVID-somnia' May Be Easing as Americans Report Better Sleep

Cuddling Brings Two Minds Together, MRI Study Reveals

Curbing Football Drills Could Make High School Football Safer

Daydreaming? Study Shows Where Your Brain Goes When You Do

Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans

Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America

Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy May Help Parkinson's Patients Long Term

Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7

Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study

Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans

Demand for Mental Health Care Has U.S. Psychologists Overwhelmed: Survey

Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study

Dementia Risk Rises as Years Lived With Type 2 Diabetes Increases

Dementia Seen in Younger Adults Shows Even More Brain Damage Than Alzheimer's

Depressed Teens May Struggle in School

Depression Affects Almost 1 in 10 Americans

Depression Can Be a Killer for People With MS

Depression Can Deepen Over Time for Alzheimer's Caregivers

Depression Can Follow Stroke, But It Often Precedes It, Too

Depression During Menopause: How to Spot It and Treat It

Depression During Pregnancy Raises Risk of Mood Disorder in Kids

Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer

Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later

Depression in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Issues in Kids

Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study

Depression May Hinder Recovery From Narrowed Arteries

Depression Might Predispose You to Believe COVID Vaccine Lies

Depression Often Follows Stroke, and Women Are at Higher Risk

Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease

Depression Raises Stroke Risk for Heart Attack Survivors

Depression Treatment Starts Changing the Brain Within 6 Weeks

Depression, Anxiety Could Raise a Pregnant Woman's Odds for C-Section

Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic

Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis

Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

Diets Heavy in 'Ultra-Processed' Foods Could Harm the Brain

'Digital Self-Harm': When Teens Cyberbully Themselves

Diminished Hearing, Vision Together Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia

Dirty Air, Higher Dementia Risk?

Discrimination Takes Toll on Mental Health of Young Adults

Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

'Disrupted' Sleep Could Be Seriously Affecting Your Health

Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?

Do Touchscreens Make Your Toddler More Distractible?

Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You

Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug

Doctors' Group Updates Guidelines on Treating Osteoporosis

Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk

Dodge Depression During Coronavirus Pandemic

Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key

Does Social Media Harm Kids? It Might Depend on Their Age

Dogs' Keen Sense of Smell May Help Them 'See'

Don't Be a 'Hot-Head': Study Suggests Head Overheating Impairs Thinking

Doorway Study Reveals How Anorexia Changes 'Body Awareness'

Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span

Drug May Boost Thinking Skills in People With Advanced MS

Drug Might Help Ease 'Sensory Demands' of Autism

Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis

Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover

'Early Birds' May Have Extra Buffer Against Depression

Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds

Early Promise From Experimental Drug to Treat Alzheimer's

Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People

Eat Smart: Mediterranean Diet Could Ward Off Dementia

Eating Lots of 'Ultra-Processed' Foods Could Harm Your Brain

Eczema Can Take Toll on Child's Mental Health

El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio

El estrés no siempre desencadena una recaída en los trastornos de la alimentación, según un estudio

Even a Drink a Day Might Raise Brain Risks

Even a Little Exercise May Help Slow Parkinson's

Even a Little Light in Your Bedroom Could Harm Health

Even a Pasted-On Smile Can Lighten Your Mood

Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains

Even in Moderate Cases, COVID-19 Is Causing Long-Term Neurological Harm

Even Without Concussion, Athletes' Brains Can Change After Head Jolts: Study

Everyday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia

Exercise Boosts Blood Flow to Brain, Keeping it Sharp

Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients

Exercise Is Powerful Medicine for Depression

Exercise, Mindfulness May Not Boost Seniors' Thinking, Memory

Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently

Exercise, Sports: A Natural Antidepressant for Teens

Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again

Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans

Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome

Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk

Fall Risk Rises Even in Alzheimer's Early Stages

Family History of Mental Illness Ups Odds for Postpartum Depression

Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study

FDA Approves New ALS Drug Despite Uncertain Data

FDA Approves Second Alzheimer’s Drug, Despite Safety Concerns

FDA Panel Skeptical of Controversial ALS Drug Ahead of Vote

Fear of Public Spaces Is Common in People With Epilepsy

Febrile Seizures: How to Protect Your Child

Feds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes

'Feel Good' Hormone Won't Help Ease Kids' Autism, Study Finds

Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer

Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough

Feeling 'Hangry'? It's Natural, New Study Finds

Fever, Fatigue: Scientists Pinpoint the Brain's 'Sickness Center'

'Feverish': Healthy Human Brains Are Hotter Than We Thought

Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study

Financial Planning With Your Parents

First Good Evidence That Brain Hits 'Replay' While You Sleep

First Major League Soccer Player Is Diagnosed With CTE

First Signs of MS May Often Go Undiagnosed

First Year of Pandemic Saw Depression Rates Triple

Fish on Your Plate May Keep Your Brain Sharp

Fluid-Filled Spaces in the Brain Linked to Worsening Memory

Folks Can Have Real-Life Conversations While Dreaming, Study Finds

Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?

For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation

For Kids Who Hit Puberty Early, Risk of Self-Harm Rises

For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty

For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By

For Women Delaying Childbirth, Freezing Eggs May Be Best Option: Study

Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age

Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women

Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong

'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit

Frequent Social Media Checks May Affect Young Brains

'Game of Thrones' Study Reveals the Power of Fiction on the Mind

Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health

Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID

Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches

Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy

Get a Free Memory Screening From the Alzheimer's Foundation This November

Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death

Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain

Getting Your First COVID Shot Can Boost Mental Health: Study

'Ghosts and Guardian Angels': New Insights Into Parkinson's Hallucinations

Ginkgo: Safety and Uses

Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High

Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast

Gluten Doesn't Trigger 'Brain Fog' for Women Without Celiac Disease: Study

Good Parental Leave Gives Big Boost to Moms' Mental Health

Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key

Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study

Got the 'Winter Blues'? Exercise Can Help

Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study

Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain

Group of Brain Cells in Dish Can Play Computer Game Pong

Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study

Growing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age

Grumpy? Depressed? Try a More Regular Sleep Schedule

Guard Against Lyme Disease This Summer

Gun Sales in Homes With Teens Rose During Pandemic

Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families

Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS

Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study

Half of Americans Now Think Playing Football 'Inappropriate' for Kids: Survey

Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers

Half of COVID Survivors Struggle With Depression: Study

Half of Moms of Children With Autism Have Depression

Halloween Can Be a Scary Time for People With Dementia. Here's How to Help

Happy, Loved Teens Become Heart-Healthier as Adults

Hate Listening to People Chewing? You Might Have Misophonia

Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain

Head Injury, Alzheimer's Appear to Affect Brain in Similar Ways

Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist

Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll

Healthier Heart, Better Brain in Old Age

Healthy Eating Could Delay Onset of Parkinson's Disease

Healthy Living Can Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's

Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show

Heart Disease When Young Could Bring Memory Issues by Middle Age

Heart Risk Factors Can Be Recipe for Dementia

Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting

High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain

High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer

High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says

Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study

High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients

Hints That Deep Brain Stimulation Might Ease Alzheimer's Symptoms

History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease

Hit Your Head? Look for These Warning Signs of Concussion

HIV Can Travel From the Brain, Animal Study Suggests

Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

Hormonal Therapies Are Boosting the Mental Health of Trans Youth

Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer's in Women

How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships

How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart

How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

How Bilingual Brains Shift Quickly Between Languages

How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race

How Does Exercise Guard Against Dementia? Study Reveals Clues

How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

How Learning a New Language Changes Your Brain

How Long Do People Want to Live?

How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?

How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?

How Ritalin Works in the Brain

How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression

How You Can Help Prevent Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic

How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier

How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep

If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too

Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens

Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors

In Boxers and MMA Fighters, Brain May Make Some Recovery After Retirement

In New Documentary, Michael J. Fox Describes Hiding Parkinson's, Struggles With Alcohol

In One U.S. School District, Nearly 10% of Students Identify as 'Gender-Diverse'

In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

In Rare Cases, Monkeypox Can Trigger Dangerous Brain Inflammation

In Rare Move, FDA Panel Gives Support to Controversial ALS Drug in 2nd Review

In Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain

Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study

Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment

Insomnia May Forecast Depression, Thinking Problems in Older People

Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm

Intentional Overdoses Rise Among U.S. Kids, Teens

Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?

Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?

Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?

Is Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?

Is It Parkinson's? These 10 Signs Could Tell

Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear

Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

Is There a 'Risk-Taking' Center in the Brain?

Isolation During Coronavirus Pandemic a Trigger for Depression

Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests

Isolation, Loneliness of Lockdowns Is Tough on America's Seniors

It's a Scream: Human Brains Alert to Positive Shrieks

It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.

It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease

I've Lost My Sense of Smell: Is It COVID?

Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors

Keeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia

Keeping Same Nurse for All Home Health Care May Be Crucial for Dementia Patients

Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression

Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

Key Areas of the Brain Triggered in Recent Heart Attack Survivors

Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age

Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years

Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades

Kids With ADHD Have Differences in 'Neural Flexibility,' Brain Study Shows

Kids With Bell's Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment

Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues

Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think

La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente

Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones

Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise

Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?

Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too

'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression

Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores

Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today

LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age

Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most

Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia

Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk

Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds

'Light Flash' Treatment Might Help Slow Alzheimer's

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Like Humans, a Dog's Odds for Dementia Rises With Age

Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia

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Lockdown Got You Down? Experts Offer Tips to De-Stress

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Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients

Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis

Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives

Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn

Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown

Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains

Long COVID Often Brings Another Issue: Stigma

Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains

Longevity Calculator Could Aid Planning After Dementia Diagnosis

Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness

Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought

Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All COVID Survivors

Lots of Nightmares in Middle Age Might Be Warning Sign of Dementia

Loved One With Alzheimer's? Make This July 4 'Dementia Friendly'

Loving Family May Lower Future Depression Risk in Kids

Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes

Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won't Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds

Lullaby Effect: Music Can Speed Your Way to Sleep, Study Finds

'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy

'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression

Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder

Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders

Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia

Make the Holidays Comforting for Loved Ones With Alzheimer's

Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes

Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves

Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD

Many Kids Who Develop Severe COVID-Linked Syndrome Have Neurologic Symptoms

Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds

Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll

Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll

Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia

Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'

Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage

Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen

Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits

Many Teens Still Dealing with Depression Brought On by the Pandemic

Many U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic

Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments

Many Young Americans Lonely, Depressed During Pandemic: Survey

Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women

Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide

Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising

Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression

Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study

Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study

Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp

Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's

Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients

Mental Confusion an Early Warning Sign of Severe COVID-19

Mental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack

Mental Health Issues Can Plague Families of Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

Mental Health Problems After First Baby Reduce Likelihood of More Children: Study

Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors

Mental Issues Can Linger More Than a Year After Severe COVID

'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery

Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study

Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms

Midday Nap Could Leave You Smarter: Study

Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study

Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked

Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks

'MIND' Diet Can Help Preserve Brain in People With MS

Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging

Mindfulness Can Boost Your Mindset After Cardiac Arrest

Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How

Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS

'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds

Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds

Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms

Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?

Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids

Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study

More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study

More Are Turning to Pot When Depressed – But Does It Help or Harm?

More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study

More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19

More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients

More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain

More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought

More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome

More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months

More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain

More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition

More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study

More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age

More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study

Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study

Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study

Most Clergy Agree With Science on Treatment of Depression: Study

Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later

Most Marriages Survive a Spouse's Brain Injury

Most People With COPD Enjoy Good Mental Health: Study

Most Post-Stroke Depression Still Goes Untreated

Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal

Mouse Study Offers Hope for Gene Therapy Against Parkinson's Disease

Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury

Mouse Study Points to Why Alzheimer's Affects Women More Than Men

Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study

Nearly 1 in 4 Young U.S. Adults Sought Mental Health Care During Pandemic

Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability

Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion

Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors

Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study

Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome

'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries

Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism

Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age

Neuro Symptoms of Long COVID May Persist for Months

Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study

Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's

Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America

New 988 Suicide Hotline Sees Increase in Calls for Help

New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial

New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS

New Clues to Why Some Develop 'Brain Fog' After COVID

New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

New Drug May Ease Tourette Tics in Kids, Teens

New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration

New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain

New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain

New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries

New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease

New Insights Into Why Alzheimer's Can Bring Drowsiness

New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk

New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment

Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn

Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression

NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS

Nightmares Can Sometimes Warn of Parkinson's Onset

No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop

No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time

No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome

'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss

No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back

'Non-Drug' Approaches Can Fight Depression in People With Dementia

Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home

Nothing to Sniff at: Depression Common for People With COVID-Linked Smell Loss

Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates

Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates

Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters

Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion

Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand

Omicron Latest Mental Blow to Americans Exhausted by Pandemic

On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy

One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice

Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression

Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It

Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss

Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health

Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Parkinson's

Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells

Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood

Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors

'Overgrowth' of Brain Area in Infancy Could Play Role in Autism

Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms

Pandemic Grief Can Come Between Mothers and Their Newborns

Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide

Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll

Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors

Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis

Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study

Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's

Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll

Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising

Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers

Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study

Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study

Parent's Mental Health Can Affect Kids' Asthma Care

Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration

Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key

Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages

Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds

Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug

People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors

People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study

People With HIV Have Much Higher Risk for Suicide

People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors

'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits

Pets Have Helped People With HIV Through Two Pandemics

Petting a Dog Does Your Brain Some Good

Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement

Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study

Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

Poll Finds Many Diabetes Caregivers Exhausted, Lacking Support

Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain

Poor Brain Blood Flow Might Spur 'Tangles' of Alzheimer's

Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk

Poor Sleep Linked to More Mood Disorders During Pandemic

Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances

Postpartum Depression Rates Have Tripled for New Moms During Pandemic

Pot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids

Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show

Potato & Sausages, Cold Cuts a Bad Combo for Your Brain

'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds

Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy

Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy

Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades

Preventing Alzheimer's

Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials

Procrastinators May Delay All the Way to Worse Health

Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together

PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk

Purrfect Pal: Robotic Cats May Help People With Dementia

Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?

Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk

Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression

Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter

Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study

Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women

Recovering COVID Patients Often Face Long-Term 'Brain Fog'

Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study

Reminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia

Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds

'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

Research Reveals Cause of 'Freezing' Gait in Parkinson's

Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain

Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love

Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors

Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors

Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often

Retired Pro Rugby Players Face More Than Double the Odds for Brain Illnesses

Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study

Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's

Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age

Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood

Roberta Flack Has ALS, Can No Longer Sing

Rural Americans With Early Alzheimer's Find It Tough to See Specialists

'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter

Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear

Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion

Science Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19

Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia

Science Reveals Why Eye Contact Is Tough for People With Autism

Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40

Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy

Scientists Pinpoint Why People With Autism Struggle to Understand a Speaker's 'Tone'

Scientists Probe How Sleep Helps Create Lasting Memories

Scientists Propose New Mechanism Driving Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain

Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research

Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk

Scientists Use Sound to Ease Patients' Chronic Nightmares

Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms

Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes

Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies

Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns

Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID

Seizures Seem Tied to Faster Decline in People With Dementia

Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise

Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier

Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study

Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth

Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities

Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls

Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study

Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression

Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?

Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem

Single Dose of Psychedelic Curbs Depression, But Study Raises Concerns

Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help

Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It

Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber

Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men

'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID

Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain

Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age

Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed

'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds

Social Isolation Can Raise Odds for Dementia

Social Media Tied to Higher Risk of Depression

Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery

Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

Some Hospitalized COVID Patients Develop Seizures

Some Kids Snore, and It Could Affect Behavior

Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study

Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections

Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety

Special Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson's

Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware

Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans

Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back

Sports Position Doesn't Affect Risk of Concussion-Linked CTE Illness

Squeaky or Furry: New Insights Into Dogs' Love of Toys

Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug

State of Mind Matters for Survival After Heart Attack

Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms

Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging

Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains

Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries

Stopping Antidepressants Raises Relapse Risk

Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync

Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes

Strategies to Prevent Depression, No Matter Your Age

Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study

Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System

Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study

Stressed Out By the News? Here's Tips to Help Cope

Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study

Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back

Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows

Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients

Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain

Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows

Study Casts Doubt on Mediterranean Diet's Benefit to Brain

Study Debunks Theory That Depressed People Are Just More 'Realistic'

Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy

Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women

Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS

Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep

Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID

Study Uncovers Strong Links Between Depression and Crohn's, Colitis

Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?

Suicidal Service Members With Guns at Home Often Keep Feelings Secret: Study

Suicide Attempts Spike Soon After Dementia Diagnosis

Suicide Rate Is Spiking Upwards in Preadolescent Children

Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities

Suicide Risk Rises Sharply in People Diagnosed With Early-Onset Dementia

Suicide Risk Rises When Cancer Strikes

Suicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows

Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?

Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How

Survey Shows Mental Woes Spiked in U.S. Pandemic's First Months

Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke

Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains

Take Care of Your Mental Health During Pandemic

Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living

Targeted Microwaves Probably Caused U.S. Embassy Illnesses: Scientists

Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again

Team Sports: Good for Kids' Minds, Too

Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice

Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring

Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults

'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes

Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack

The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's

The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?

The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin

Therapeutic Brain Implant Won't Alter Personality in Epilepsy Patients: Study

Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression

There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart

There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues

There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why

There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging

Thyroid Trouble May Raise Dementia Risks

Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study

Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later

Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's

Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause

Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age

Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why

Tony Bennett's Struggle With Alzheimer's Revealed

Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists' Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis

Too Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit

Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk

Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women

Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain

Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke

Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health

Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression

Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain

Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain

Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living

Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain

Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients

Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives

Treating Teachers' Depression Could Boost Young Students' Grades: Study

Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease

T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby

Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay

Two Major Health Systems Won't Administer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug

Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke

Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain

U.K. School Studies Find No Benefit of Mindfulness for Kids' Mental Health

U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now

U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst

U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health

U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care

U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable

U.S. Suicide Rates Rose in 2021, Reversing 2 Years of Decline

U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit

Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's

Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise

Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell

Unhealthy Gums Could Up Your Odds for Dementia

Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later

Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age

Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study

Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic: Dogs

Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans

Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health

Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds

Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study

Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows

Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes

Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS

Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures

Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study

'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors

Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For

Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women

Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age

Vitamin D Won't Reduce Risk of Depression

Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds

Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate

Week Off Social Media Boosts Mental Health: Study

What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives

What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?

What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome, the Illness Afflicting Celine Dion?

What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

What Works Best to Ease Migraines?

What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell

What's Better for Your Brain, Crossword Puzzles or Computer Games?

'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms

When a Parent Moves In

When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow

When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?

When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?

When Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises

When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study

When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?

Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?

Who Will Respond Best to Ketamine for Severe Depression? New Study Takes a Look

Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?

Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You

Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?

Why Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?

Why Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea

Why Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness

Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy

Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs

Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free

Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently

Widely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain

Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?

Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?

Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?

Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

Winter Blues? It Could Be SAD

Wintertime Wandering: A Real Danger for People With Alzheimer's

With Days Getting Shorter, Are You at Risk for Seasonal Depression?

Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How

Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study

Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study

Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away

Worry, Depression Can Plague Folks Who Get Implanted Defibrillators

Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears

Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help

Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome

Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen

Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause

Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening

Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought

Your Brain Gets Tired, and Scientists Now Know Why

Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA

Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia

Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think

Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain

Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain

Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws

Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected

Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays

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