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Drug Addiction May Make Users More Vulnerable to Stress
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 10:02
Certain Brain Cells Become Toxic in Lou Gehrig's Disease
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 09:59
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neuromuscular disease
Football Findings Suggest Concussions Caused by Series of Hits
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 09:56
A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time
Same Genes Linked to Early And Late-Onset Alzheimer's
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 09:55
The same gene mutations linked to inherited, early-onset Alzheimer's disease have been found in people with the
Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 09:52
Alzheimer’s disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice
A job you feel good about is therapeutic
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 09:50
If you're diagnosed with a mental illness – as about one in four Canadians will be – it's likely
New research offers hope to those who can’t speak
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 09:40
U.S. researchers have moved a step closer to being able to interpret or “read” the thoughts of patients
New clues found on how Alzheimer’s spreads
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 09:39
Alzheimer’s disease appears to spread in a predictable pattern, infecting brain cell after brain cell as the
‘Use it or lose it’ true when it comes to your brain
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 10:43
You’ve likely heard the advice many times before: If want to reduce your chances of getting Alzheimer’s
Tackling the stigma around dementia
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 11:32
Whatever you think of the controversial new film The Iron Lady, it's bound to raise awareness of a disease that
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