Growing cells with human protein avoids threat of animal taint
Mouse whisker study shows follicle stem cells grow into brain cells
Multiple system atrophy is often mistaken for Parkinson's
In mouse studies, diets high in omega-3 fatty acid reduced harmful brain protein
Small increase in risk seen in migraines with aura, however
It's easing the discomfort of dentistry, burns, even cancer care
Increasing tolerance for the drug means users need more to stay high, study finds
Toddlers who were slow to walk more apt to become alcoholics, study found
Seniors with college degrees use brain's frontal lobes more, study finds
Novel strategy would avoid the use of transplanted cells
Fewer signs of disease seen in brains of mentally active mice
Anxiety can cause brainy types to lose their edge, study shows
Misshapen brain arteries associated with damage to speech, movement and cognition
Males better at spatial memory, but females quickly catch up, monkey study shows
Cannabinoids could reduce inflammation associated with disease
Commonly used medications boost death risk, study finds
Overlooked glial cells help form synapses, study finds
It's needed for brain development but doesn't switch off, study finds
Fewer tests and treatments raise risks for full-blown stroke later, study says
International group of scientists wants the common meaning banished
Conservative medical treatment just as effective, study finds
Mouse study shows brain cells can recuperate after plaques are removed
Combination curbed beagles' age-related decline in learning ability
Technique could one day be used for Parkinson's, stroke victims
Studies detail discovery of fat-burning gene, show how leptin controls glucose levels
Second study shows gene therapy may provide new treatment for neurological disease
Narcolepsy drug blunts euphoric effect of cocaine, study suggests
They influence whether or not you like a scent
Suffered by half of cancer patients who had it, researchers say
Disrupted signals to heart may be fatal in stressful settings, study finds
Have more trouble reading hostile or neutral emotions, researchers note
Study finds it's the same one that dissolves blood clots
Dancers' brains reveal the art of imitation, study suggests
Wards off mental decline in senior citizens, study finds
Study challenges old notion that it's all in the ovaries
Research with owls offers insights into how children learn language
Researchers find brain compartmentalizes dreams in two sleep periods
Exercise and social activity improve their cognition and sleep
Researchers used MRI to tease out cigarettes' effect
Study finds brain area that stores unconscious dread
Controlling blood pressure, cholesterol could slow decline
The chances of having a brain attack are doubled for those who have the headaches
Both show equal decline in cognitive function each year
Researchers think it may be critical to acquisition of language in childhood
Researchers find the brain summons stem cells for help
Survey finds many want more help with drugs' side effects
New research shows close matches in structure between the two
Industry sees no harm to consumers
Some, like serotonin, seem to contribute to anxiety, researchers say
Study reveals slippage in Iris Murdoch before her diagnosis