Stroke Rate Rising Among Younger Adults (Video)
While the stroke rate continues to slide in people 55 and older, the opposite is occurring among younger adults starting...
February 27, 2019
Stent-Like ‘Flow Diverter’ is Saving Patients with...
Yadira Erriguible, 66, recalls suddenly losing something most people take for granted. “I lost my sense of taste and smell,”...
January 23, 2019
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Treat Parkinson’s Disease
Pete Cotto had an important goal to achieve – walk his daughter down the aisle to get married. But the...
January 10, 2019
1 in 5 U.S. Adults Suffer From...
About 20 percent of U.S. adults live with chronic pain, which frequently limits leisure or work activities, according to a...
September 17, 2018
“Brain on Fire” Condition Explained: What’s Anti-NMDA...
Awareness about anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis increased earlier this year when Netflix aired Brain on Fire, a movie that tells the...
August 30, 2018
Preventing and Treating Back Pain
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 80 percent of adults living in the United States will...
June 27, 2018
Stroke vs. Aneurysm: Different Symptoms, Treatments (Video)
A stroke is a life-threatening medical emergency that can be triggered by two different events: ischemia, referring to an ischemic...
May 30, 2018
Alcohol and Brain Health: Even ‘Moderate Drinking’...
Can even moderate drinking — one or two beverages a day containing alcohol — be detrimental to your health? Yes,...
May 22, 2018
New 24-Hour Stroke Protocol Treats More At-Risk...
A new protocol for treating patients with the most common type of stroke – the type triggered by a blood...
May 21, 2018
‘Alarming’ Brain Study Questions Safety of Tackle...
A new study has found that kids who play tackle football at or before the age of 12 could be...
May 14, 2018
