Study: Adults and children with migraines may get less quality, REM sleep time than people who don’t have migraines

Adults with neurologic conditions are more likely than the general population to have had adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction

Study: Depression is common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and people with both conditions may be more likely to die over the next decade than people with just one or neither condition

A new study shows that people who walk or garden at least three to four hours per week, or bike at least two to three hours per week, or the equivalent after having a stroke may have a 54% lower risk of death from any cause

Study: A modified ketogenic diet may be worth exploring for people with brain tumors

Keeping the brain active in old age has always been a smart idea, but a new study suggests that reading, writing letters and playing card games or puzzles in later life may delay onset of Alzheimer’s dementia by up to five years

Scientists found that the Mediterranean diet, rich in fish, vegetables, and olive oil, promotes healthy aging of the brain

Women who have migraine before menopause may have an increased risk of developing high blood pressure after menopause

Exercise May Help Slow Cognitive Decline in Some People with Parkinson’s Disease

It’s not uncommon for people who experience a concussion to have moderate to severe headaches in the weeks after injury

Study: Eating a healthy, plant-based diet that includes foods like vegetables, whole grains and beans, and decreasing intakes of less healthy foods like refined grains or added sugars may reduce risk of having a stroke by up to 10%.

A new study of Medicare payments has found over a 5-year period, payments for medications prescribed to people with neurologic conditions like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy increased by 50% while number of claims for these prescription medications only rose by only 8%.

Antioxidants Vitamin C and Vitamin E Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s

A new study has found a brain pressure disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension is on the rise, and the increase corresponds with rising obesity rates

Study: Greater amounts of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity like walking briskly, running and biking in middle age through later life may have protective effect on the brain

High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Linked to Worse Memory 15 Years Later

Just like with drug costs, the amount of money people pay out-of-pocket for diagnostic tests and office visits for neurologic conditions has risen over 15 years

Researchers have found that differences in the left atrium in the hearts of Black people and white people may play a role in risk of stroke. Black U.S

Older women who live in locations with higher levels of air pollution may have more brain shrinkage, the kind seen in Alzheimer’s disease

Autism is considered a disorder of the brain

Older adults with severe apathy, or lack of interest in usual activities, may have a greater chance of developing dementia than people with few symptoms of apathy, according to a study

Premature infants born earlier than 28 weeks gestation who experience fewer needle pokes while receiving life-saving care in the neonatal intensive care unit may have better growth of a part of the brain called the thalamus.

Women with epilepsy who take the antiseizure drug valproic acid while pregnant are at more than double the risk of having children with autism spectrum disorder and nearly double the risk of having children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…

People who are given clot-busting drugs after stroke may recover better if they also are given a therapy called remote ischemic postconditioning

Supplements that claim to improve mental focus and memory may contain unapproved pharmaceutical drugs and in potentially dangerous combinations and doses

Taking vitamin D and calcium twice a day may reduce your chances of getting vertigo again

Disturbed sleep patterns do not cause Alzheimer’s disease but people who are at high genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease may be more likely to be a “morning person,” have shorter sleep duration and other measures of sleep disturbance and are less likely to have insomnia.

Eating fish may protect our brains from air pollution: Older women who eat more than one to two servings a week of baked or broiled fish or shellfish may consume enough omega-3 fatty acids to counteract the effects of air pollution on the brain…

How well eight-year-olds score on a test of thinking skills may be a predictor of how they will perform on tests of thinking and memory skills when they are 70 years old

Unsteady income in young adulthood linked to thinking problems in middle age

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