Does birth control cause brain pressure? A major meta-analysis confirms that hormonal contraceptives, including IUDs and pills, are not associated with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).

First new FDA-approved treatment option in nearly 20 years for families living with this rare lysosomal storage diseaseFirst FDA-approved medicine in emerging new class of biotherapeutics that leverag ...

A duo of drugs that boosts our glympathic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease ...

Researchers at MIT and Harvard have identified a striking biological pattern behind the mental fog that follows a sleepless night: the exact moments when a sleep-deprived person loses focus coincide ...

An international consortium has achieved a major breakthrough in the diagnosis of neurological diseases. In a recent publication in the journal Nature Medicine, they describe the discovery of a new ...

Can a spinal fluid test diagnose Parkinson’s? Researchers have identified DOPA decarboxylase as a key biomarker that separates Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia from other forms of cognitive decline.

I tested it three or four times before I believed it,” said Shigenori Inagaki of the discovery that enabled the breakthrough.

A new class of biomarker tests are able to diagnose some Alzheimer's cases. The next step would be predicting it: Here's where that stands.

When persistent migraines and hearing loss led to a shocking brain tumor diagnosis, Mischelle Colby turned to University of ...

UCSF scientists are in a tight race against time, trying to spot telltale brain signals before a person’s first psychotic break. The idea is simple, even if the science is not: treat people while ...

During one ascent, Purja develops symptoms of high-altitude cerebral oedema (brain swelling), a dangerous form of altitude sickness that can strike with little warning. It’s a stark reminder that when ...