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• Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss

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• Are Many With Autism Missing Out on Key Gene Tests?

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• As Prices Rise for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Meds, Patients Go Without

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• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening

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• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

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• Blood Pressure Spikes at Night May Spell Trouble for Brain

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• Blood Test Heralds New Era in Alzheimer's Diagnosis

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• Brain Cancer Research Could Help Dogs -- and the Humans Who Love Them

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• Brain Hemorrhage Won't Stop This Teen From Voting

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• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury

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• Brain, Nervous System Affected in 1 in 3 Cases of Severe COVID-19

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• Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's

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• Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia

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• Do Gene Mutations Explain COVID-19 Cases in the Young?

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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

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• Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

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• Does Size Matter? Volume of Brain Area Not Always Tied to Memory, Thinking

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• Doorway Study Reveals How Anorexia Changes 'Body Awareness'

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• Drug May Boost Thinking Skills in People With Advanced MS

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• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover

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• Even a Little Activity Keeps Aging Brains From Shrinking, Study Shows

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• Even Without Concussion, Athletes' Brains Can Change After Head Jolts: Study

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• Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious

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• Fading Sense of Smell Could Signal Higher Death Risk in Older Adults

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• Fall Risk Rises Even in Alzheimer's Early Stages

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• Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study

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• First Good Evidence That Brain Hits 'Replay' While You Sleep

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• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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• Gene Test Might Spot Soccer Players at High Risk for Brain Trouble

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• Gene Variant Ups Dementia Risk in Parkinson's Patients: Study

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• Gene Variation May Protect Against Alzheimer's: Study

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth

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• Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy

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• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

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• Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

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• Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain

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• Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain

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• Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS

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• Healthier Heart, Better Brain in Old Age

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• Healthy Heart in Your 20s, Healthier Brain Decades Later

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• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show

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• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds

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• Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets

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• Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer's in Women

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• How Ritalin Works in the Brain

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• How 'Stranger Things' Widened Awareness of a Rare Disorder

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• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

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• Lab Discovery Offers Promise for Treating Multiple Sclerosis

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• Largest-Ever Study Ties Over 100 Genes to Autism

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• Losing a Spouse Could Speed Brain's Decline

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• Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women

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• Maria Shriver Sounds the Alarm on Women and Alzheimer's

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• Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study

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• Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's

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• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

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• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

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• Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• More Aggressive Surgery Can Extend Survival From Brain Cancer: Study

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• More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss

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• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

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• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

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• Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study

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• Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism

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• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say

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• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

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• New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

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• New Gene Study Unravels Cancer's Secrets

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• New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain

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• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

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• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk

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• Newer Gene Sequencing Might Help Track Spread of Latest Coronavirus in China

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• 'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss

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• One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice

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• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

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• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

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• Poor Brain Blood Flow Might Spur 'Tangles' of Alzheimer's

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• Potato & Sausages, Cold Cuts a Bad Combo for Your Brain

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• Prostate Cancer Leaves Detectable 'Fingerprint' in Blood: Study

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• Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients' Distress Long Term

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• PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk

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• Rare Disease Put This Young Mom in a Coma for 7 Months

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• Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors

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• Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

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• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome

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• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking

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• Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread

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• Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It

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• 'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID

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• Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

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• Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

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• Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed

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• Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study

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• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

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• Special Helmets, Safety Training Prevent Head Injuries in Youth Football: Study

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• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

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• Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains

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• Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows

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• Study Ties Brain Inflammation to Several Types of Dementia

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• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

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• Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?

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• Targeted Microwaves Probably Caused U.S. Embassy Illnesses: Scientists

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• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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• Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Two Experimental Drugs Disappoint With Inherited Alzheimer's

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• Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke

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• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise

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• Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study

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• Vaping Causes DNA Changes Similar to Those in Cancer: Study

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• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

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• Wearable 'Brain Stimulator' May Boost Stroke Recovery

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• What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

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• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

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• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

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• Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome

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• Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen

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• Young-Onset Parkinson's May Start in the Womb, New Research Suggests

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• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded

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• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight

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• Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected

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• Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays