Neurology
Repeated Anesthesia Exposure Could Hurt Young Brains, FDA Warns
The agency will require new warnings on medication labels
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Neurology
Why Sleep Disorders May Precede Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
When the body’s biological clock goes awry, insomnia and related disruptions may be an early sign of pending cognitive decline
Neuroscience
From the Magic of Exercise to the Mind of an Octopus
A look inside the January/February issue of Scientific American Mind
Neurology
Social-Media Hype about Diseases and Treatments Does Patients No Favors
A downside to the awesome power of these platforms comes from not knowing or perhaps not caring about the source of information
Neuroscience
Experimental Treatments Aim to Prevent Brain Damage in Babies
Advances in neuroscience are driving the development of therapies that could save thousands of the most vulnerable patients
Neurology
Failed Alzheimer’s Trial Does Not Kill Leading Theory of Disease
The drug, and others based on the “amyloid hypothesis,” are still being tested in other, different trials
Neuroscience
Hopes Dashed as Alzheimer’s Drug Fails in Late-Stage Trial
The result could be a major setback for the strategy of attacking amyloid plaques
Neurology
Dementia Rates Falling Among U.S. Seniors
The drop suggests certain actions may reduce disease risk
Neuroscience
Women’s Brains Needed for Concussion Research
There are tantalizing hints that women respond differently to concussion, perhaps due to hormonal cycles. What's needed now: more female brains to study
Neurology
NFL Doctors’ Conflicts of Interest May Endanger Players
Physicians are hired and fired by the team, not the athletes
Neurology
Can You Diagnose Dementia from a Gaming App?
More than two million healthy people played a game that could detect declining navigation skills, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s
Neurology
Q&A: One of the Brains behind the China Brain Project
A leader of the recently announced effort describes its goal of helping the world’s aging population find desperately needed treatments for psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases...
Neuroscience
Brain’s Support Cells Could Explain Mysterious “Spreading Pain”
Scientists uncover how non-neuronal cells induce synaptic plasticity in pain circuits, potentially across long distances
Neurology
In Search of Hidden Minds
Finding signs of consciousness among severely brain-injured patients is medically challenging—and morally imperative
Medicine
New Alzheimer’s Drug Clears Milestone in Human Clinical Trial
A brain plaque inhibitor developed by Merck is now being tested in larger studies for efficacy against the still unstoppable neurodegenerative disease
Neurology
Deadly Measles Complication More Common Than Doctors Thought
The progressive neurological disorder involves inflammation in the brain
Neuroscience
Sleeping While Awake
During microsleep, the entire brain nods off so briefly that we often don’t notice it. Now research shows that individual neurons in the brain can slumber, too, especially when we are sleep-deprived ...
Neurology
Could a Diabetes Drug Help Beat Alzheimer's Disease?
Metformin may slow or reverse dementia and cognitive impairment, even in nondiabetics
Neuroscience
Should Kids Be Allowed to Play Soccer?
One heading session may result in temporary memory impairment
Neuroscience
Caregiving, Stress and Beauty Shots of the Brain
A look inside the new issue of Scientific American Mind
