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For Folks Without the Condition, Taking ADHD Meds to Get 'Smarter' Could Backfire
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
'Forever Chemicals' Used in Furniture May Not Help Fabrics Resist Stains
Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age
Frequent Social Media Checks May Affect Young Brains
Gene Study Reveals Brain's Complex Organization
Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions
Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
Global Warming Could Make Pregnancies More Dangerous
Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
Global Warming Could Mean Less Sleep for Billions
Global Warming Could Worsen COPD Symptoms
Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast
Going Vegan Healthy for Dogs, Cats — and the Planet
Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key
Got the 'Winter Blues'? Exercise Can Help
Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study
Green Spaces Give Mental Boost, Even When White With Snow
Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain
Group of Brain Cells in Dish Can Play Computer Game Pong
Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study
Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study
Growing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age
Grumpy? Depressed? Try a More Regular Sleep Schedule
Guard Against Lyme Disease This Summer
Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS
Gut Troubles Could Be Early Signal of Parkinson's Disease
Half of COVID Survivors Struggle With Depression: Study
Handle DIY Cleaning Products With Care During Coronavirus Pandemic
Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust
Hate Listening to People Chewing? You Might Have Misophonia
Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
Head Injury Left Her Memory-Impaired. A New Brain Implant Has Brought Memory Back
Head Injury, Alzheimer's Appear to Affect Brain in Similar Ways
Healthy Dining Is Healthy for the Planet, Too
Healthy Eating Could Delay Onset of Parkinson's Disease
Heart Attacks Could Leave Legacy of Brain Decline in Survivors
Heart Disease When Young Could Bring Memory Issues by Middle Age
Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s
Heat Waves Topping 132 Degrees F Likely in Middle East Without Action on Climate Change
High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19
High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later
High Cadmium Levels Linked to Endometriosis
High Curiosity in Infancy Carries Through to Toddler Years
High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
High Levels of PFAS 'Forever' Chemicals in Kids' School Uniforms
Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
Hints That Deep Brain Stimulation Might Ease Alzheimer's Symptoms
Hi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally
Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air
Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
Hot, Polluted Days May Double Heart Attack Risk
Hotter Climate Could Mean Worsening Eyesight for Americans
How Are Toxins Like Lead, Arsenic Getting Into Baby Foods?
How Bilingual Brains Shift Quickly Between Languages
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
How Easily Can Singing Spread COVID-19?
How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
How Much Do Trees Lower Urban Temperatures?
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How to Find a Therapist Who Fits Your Needs
How to Relieve a Stress Headache
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's Coast, With Hazards to Health
Human 'Brain Cell Atlas' Brings New Insight Into Brain Health, Illness
Humans Bear Blame for Red Tides
Humans Pass Coronavirus to Deer, Creating Reservoir for Variants
Hurricane Season Starts June 1. Protect Your Family From Carbon Monoxide Dangers
If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise
In Boxers and MMA Fighters, Brain May Make Some Recovery After Retirement
In Mice, a Preventive Vaccine Clears Brain Plaques Tied to Alzheimer's
In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
In Rare Cases, COVID-19 in Pregnancy Could Harm the Fetal Brain
In Rare Cases, Monkeypox Can Trigger Dangerous Brain Inflammation
In Rare Move, FDA Panel Gives Support to Controversial ALS Drug in 2nd Review
In Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain
In Stockholm Study, As City Air Improved So Did Kids' Lung Capacity
In Twins Study, Concussions in Early Life Tied to Memory Issues Decades Later
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study
Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?
Is Coffee's Morning Jolt Mostly Placebo?
Is It Parkinson's? These 10 Signs Could Tell
Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?
Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?
Is Sheltering Under an Overpass Safe When Tornadoes Strike?
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?
Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
I've Lost My Sense of Smell: Is It COVID?
Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks
Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic
Keeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia
Keeping Cholesterol Levels Stable May Help Shield You From Dementia
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Keto, Paleo, Vegan: How Does Your Diet Affect the Planet?
Key Ingredient in Breast Milk Could Do Wonders for Baby's Brain
Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers
Kids' Weight Rises When Convenience Stores Open Nearby: Study
Kids With ADHD Have Differences in 'Neural Flexibility,' Brain Study Shows
Kids With Bell's Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
Lithium in Water Supply Linked to Uptick in Autism Risk
Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter
Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus
Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants
Living With Air Pollution Raises Chances of Dementia, Study Finds
Local Rates of Flu, RSV Show Up in a City's Wastewater
Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains
Long COVID Can Last a Year; Many Sufferers Quit Jobs
Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains
Long Space Flights Could Take Toll on Astronauts' Brains
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
Looking for Inspiration? A Short Nap Might Help
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All COVID Survivors
Lots of Nightmares in Middle Age Might Be Warning Sign of Dementia
Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats
Low-fat Diets Battle Fatigue for Folks With MS
Lullaby Effect: Music Can Speed Your Way to Sleep, Study Finds
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Psilocybin Shows Early Promise in Easing Migraines
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Many Kids Who Develop Severe COVID-Linked Syndrome Have Neurologic Symptoms
Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study
Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
Medical Groups Issue Consensus Definition of Brain Death
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's
Memory Issues Could Be Another Struggle for Kids With Autism
Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
Mental Confusion an Early Warning Sign of Severe COVID-19
Mental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
Menus With 'Climate Change Impact' Info Sway Diners' Choices
Microplastics Are Harming the Guts of Seabirds -- and Maybe Humans, Too
Microplastics Found in Mussels That Humans Eat
Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
Migraines May Follow Daily Circadian Cycles, Study Shows
Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans
Mind May Hold Clues to Your Risk of Long COVID
Mind, Body Symptoms Can Precede MS Diagnosis for Years
Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
Mind-Reading Technology Can Turn Brain Scans Into Language
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
Modern Livestock Farming Can Pose Public Health Risk
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development
More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Than 230 Medical Journals Issue Joint Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming
More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study
Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
Most Americans Know Little About Harmful PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
Most Post-Stroke Depression Still Goes Untreated
Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll
Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury
Mouse Study Points to Why Alzheimer's Affects Women More Than Men
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Move to 'Zero-Emission' Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study
Narcolepsy Drug Might Be New Treatment Option for ADHD
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly Half of Tap Water Americans Drink Is Tainted With PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neuro Symptoms of Long COVID May Persist for Months
Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial
New Clues to How Inflammation in Young Children’s Brains Might Spur Autism
New Clues to What Might Drive Tinnitus
New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
New Drug May Ease Tourette Tics in Kids, Teens
New Form of Levodopa Might Improve Parkinson's Care
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Insights Into Why Alzheimer's Can Bring Drowsiness
New 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research
New Parasite Is Killing Sea Otters, and Might Pose Threat to People
New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across U.S.
Newborns' Brains Aren't 'Undeveloped' Compared to Those of Infant Monkeys, Chimps
Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn
NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS
Nightmares Can Sometimes Warn of Parkinson's Onset
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
No Sign of Human Herpesvirus in African Gorillas
Noninvasive Ultrasound Brain Treatment Might Help Slow Parkinson's
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air
Ocean Color Is Changing, and Climate Change is Likely Behind It
One Early Signal That Parkinson's Progression Could Be Swift
One Gender May Excel at Reading What Others Are Feeling
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Parkinson's
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
'Overgrowth' of Brain Area in Infancy Could Play Role in Autism
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Has Cut Global Carbon Emissions by 17%
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parkinson's Disease: What Is It, and What Are the Early Signs?
Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Petting a Dog Does Your Brain Some Good
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Polluted Air Linked to Dangerous Antibiotic Resistance
Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Preventing Alzheimer's
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Protect Your Kids in Blistering Summer Heat
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.
Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Reminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Research Reveals Cause of 'Freezing' Gait in Parkinson's
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Roberta Flack Has ALS, Can No Longer Sing
Runaway Global Warming Will Make Some Areas Too Hot for Human Life
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Scans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
Science Brings New Insight Into Origins of OCD
Science Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Science Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer's, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It
Science Reveals Why Eye Contact Is Tough for People With Autism
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Create Device That Can Isolate Blood Flow to Brain
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
Scientists Pinpoint Brain Area Needed for Vision-Guided Walking
Scientists Probe How Sleep Helps Create Lasting Memories
Scientists Propose New Mechanism Driving Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research
Scientists Use Sound to Ease Patients' Chronic Nightmares
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
Seizures While Driving Highlight Importance of Early Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Serotonin May Play Big Role in Long COVID
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Short Course of Psychotherapy Can Help Ease Panic Disorder
Shutting Down Nuclear Plants Could Cost Thousands of U.S. Lives as Pollutants Rise
Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Singer Lewis Capaldi Sidelined From Touring by Tourette Syndrome
Sleep Apnea Might Directly Harm the Brain, Study Finds
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men
'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Smoggy Days Could Help Send Kids With Autism to the ER
Smoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Solving the Mystery of Why Red Wine Gives Some Folks Headaches
Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
Special Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson's
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Spotting Epilepsy in Kids Isn't Always Easy: Know the Signs
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes
Stray Cats Shed Toxoplasmosis Parasites in Cities, Especially in Warm Weather
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress + Air Pollution a Bad Combo in Pregnancy: Study
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Casts Doubt on Mediterranean Diet's Benefit to Brain
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy
Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS
Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Surgery Helps Kids With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, But Race Could Hinder Access
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Take These 7 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Taking Statins After 'Bleeding' Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke
Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Teens With Epilepsy Face Higher Odds for Eating Disorders
Teens With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Tennis Ball Impacts Can Also Cause Concussions
The 10 Alzheimer's Symptoms You Need to Know
The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's
Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
There's Stress, and Then There's 'Good Stress'
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
This is Your Brain on Zoom
Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
'Top Gun' Study of Fighter Pilots Could Help Astronauts
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay
Two Healthy Diets May Reduce Brain 'Plaques' Tied to Alzheimer's Risk
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study
U.S. Heat-Related Heart Deaths Will Multiply With Warming Temperatures
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Uncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains
Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell
Unraveling the Link Between Menstrual Cycles and Migraine
Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study
Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids
Used Early, Drug Might Delay MS Symptom Onset
Using Only 'Brain Recordings' From Patients, Scientists Reconstruct a Pink Floyd Song
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?
What Is Early-Onset Alzheimer’s?
What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome, the Illness Afflicting Celine Dion?
What Is That Ice Cream-Induced 'Brain Freeze,' Anyway?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Better for Your Brain, Crossword Puzzles or Computer Games?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?
Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea
Why Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Widely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Smoke Raises Risks for Folks on Dialysis
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Are Undoing Gains Made Against Air Pollution
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women Talking: Online Therapy Connects Postpartum Depression Patients With Survivors
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
Your Body Clock Knows When It's Time for Dinner: Study
Your Brain Gets Tired, and Scientists Now Know Why
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your Sleep Can Affect Your Stroke Risk
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
居住地域の生物の多様性が高いとメンタルヘルスが良好に?