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• Shingles Raises Stroke Risk: Study

  Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with the skin disease shingles appear to be at ...

• Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising during adolescence may help guard against a deadly form ...

• Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk

  Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients who show early signs of multiple sclerosis, treatment ...

• Uncertainty Surrounds Testing for Alzheimer's

  Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The earlier a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is made, the ...

• Consciousness Helps the Mind and Body Work Together

  Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides insight into how the brain resolve such ...

• More Stroke Victims Get Clot-Busting Therapy

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- More stroke victims are getting a brain-saving drug -- tissue ...

• U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials on Thursday announced new manufacturing standards for ...

• Alcohol May Help Protect Trauma Patients

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Trauma patients who were drunk before they were injured were ...

• Dementia Risk Higher for NFL Players

  Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Former professional football players suffer from disease or other memory-related ...

• Study Debunks Link Between Strep and Brain Disorders

  Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Some studies have suggested that strep throat may cause or ...

• Drug Combo May Offer Best Relief for Nerve Pain

  Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- People with nerve pain respond better to a combination treatment ...

• Mini-Stroke Found to Precede 1 in 8 Strokes

  Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Just one of every eight strokes is preceded by a ...

• Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women

  Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women under 50 with a certain form of the autoimmune ...

• Steps Start to Add Up to a Math Path in the Brain

  Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Careful observation and analysis of brain activity enables scientists to ...

• Sleep Deprivation Might Lead to Alzheimer's

  Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- If you're middle-aged, you might want to try a little ...

• New Parkinson's Drug Draws Mixed Reviews

  Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A study to see whether a new drug can stop ...

• Preventing Second Stroke May Stave Off Dementia

  Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The way to reduce the chances of developing dementia such ...

• Mishandling Money May Foreshadow Alzheimer's

  Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Money management difficulties may be a sign that people with ...

• Older Brains May Not Be So Small After All

  Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have assumed that people's brains shrink as they age, ...