Device might spark memories in some with Alzheimer's
A small safety trial suggests a pacemaker-like device implanted into the brains of Alzheimer's patients may stimulate beneficial...
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Scientists "switch off" brain cell death in mice
Scientists have figured out how to stop brain cell death in mice with brain disease and say their discovery deepens understanding...
Connecticut Senate passes medical marijuana bill
The Connecticut Senate passed a bill on Saturday legalizing marijuana use for medical purposes with tight restrictions aimed...
Can portfolio theory save lives?
With U.S. biomedical research under assault by everyone from patients to Congress for turning so few scientific discoveries...
Sanofi to test Parkinson's drug with Michael J. Fox Foundation
French drugmaker Sanofi said on Thursday it would collaborate with the Michael J. Fox Foundation to test an early- stage...
Graying America gets wired to cut healthcare costs
Baby boomers wired to their iPads and smart phones are giving U.S. health experts some new ideas about ways to cut the soaring...
More evidence ties diabetes to Parkinson's risk
People with diabetes may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson's disease, especially at a relatively young age,...
In cancer science, many 'discoveries' don't hold up
A former researcher at Amgen Inc has found that many basic studies on cancer -- a high proportion of them from university...
Statin drug linked to lower pneumonia risk
People who use cholesterol-lowering statins may have a slightly lower risk of developing pneumonia than non-users do, a study...
Statins tied to slightly lower risk of Parkinson's
People taking statins have a slightly lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease than those not on the cholesterol-lowering...
Heart screens for kids not ready for prime time
Routinely giving children electrocardiograms could detect some cases of potentially fatal heart problems, but it would also...
Super-human brain technology sparks ethics debate
A British ethics group has launched a debate on the ethical dilemmas posed by new technologies that tap into the brain and...
FDA staff oppose Northera hypotension drug
U.S. health regulators recommended that Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd's hypotension drug Northera not be approved...
Tiny electrical shocks to the brain enhance memory
Lightly shocking a person's brain just before they learned a new task appeared to strengthen memory in a handful of patients...
Tai chi may help balance in people with Parkinson's
The slow, controlled motions of tai chi can help the impaired balance of people with mild or moderate Parkinson's disease,...
Murder knocked off list of top U.S. killers: CDC
A respiratory illness that strikes the elderly knocked homicide off the list of the top killers in the United States for...
New DNA reader to bring genetics to clinics
A new DNA reader could bring genetics to medical clinics. After years of predictions that the "$1,000 genome" -- a read-out...
Three arrested for peddling miracle stem cell cure
Three men were arrested and a fourth is being sought by the FBI in what investigators said was a scheme to market stem cells...
Stem cell therapy poised to come in from the cold
A rogue surgeon injects stem cells from a fetus into a sick man's brain. The cells morph and form body parts. When the man...
Stem cell research: win some, lose some
A decision by one of the biggest names in stem cell research to throw in the towel will not stop other pioneering work that...
No extra restless legs syndrome in Parkinson's
Contrary to previous findings, a new study hints that restless legs syndrome, or RLS, is not more common in people with early...
Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study
Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how serious or long term a psychotic patient's illness may become and...
Medicare beneficiaries sue US over hospital stays
A group of Medicare patients and their families sued the Obama administration on Thursday, saying they were deprived of coverage...
EU court bars stem cell patents if embryos destroyed
Europe's top court has banned patenting any stem-cell process that involves destroying a human embryo, dealing what some...
Imagined smells can precede migraines
Hallucinated scents can, rarely, be a part of the "aura" that some people perceive before a migraine attack, a new study...
FDA reviewers unconvinced on Teva Parkinson's drug
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's clinical trials of its Parkinson's drug Azilect left U.S. drug reviewers unconvinced...
CAS dismisses Olympic ban on doping offenders
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared the way on Thursday for several dozen former doping offenders to compete...
Europe's brain disorder bill hits 800 billion euros
The annual cost of brain disorders in Europe has soared to 798 billion euros ($1 trillion) and the region is facing a political,...
Olympics: Intelligence key to anti-doping in 2012
Intelligence gathered from everyone from cleaning staff to customs officials will help authorities to target drug testing...
Coffee linked with lower depression risk in women
Women who drink four cups of coffee a day are 20 percent less likely to become depressed than women who rarely drink coffee,...
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