Want to Stay Sharp? Maintain Your Social Brain
Spending time with others can help protect brain health.
Category: Brain Health
Lesser-Known Dementias and the Difficulty of Diagnosing Them
A Q&A with Woody Durham’s neurologist.
Will This New Drug Mean Relief for Migraine Sufferers?
Neurologist Gary Jay, MD, answers questions about the newly approved medication to prevent migraines.
Can Eating Hot Peppers Give You A ‘Thunderclap’ Headache?
These terrible headaches aren’t common, but they could be a sign of more serious problems.
Your Brain, on Electricity
Weak streams of electricity directed into the brain could help conditions such as depression, schizophrenia and chronic pain.
Why Won’t My Kid Sleep?
How you can help your children—and yourself—catch some zzz’s.
Beyond Memory Loss
Know the early signs of cognitive decline and when to be concerned it might be Alzheimer’s.
New Wearable Device Uses Electric Fields to Treat Glioblastomas
Optune device can prolong GBM life expectancy for an average of three months
How Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Parkinson’s Patients
The procedure can minimize symptoms and medication dosage to a dramatic effect.
Beyond the Helmet: Protecting the Brain of Your Athlete
Know which equipment can help prevent head injuries in your children.
NIH grant to help UNC researchers explore microRNA as route to Alzh...
The National Institute on Aging awarded a $2.6-million, five-year grant to UNC’s Mohanish Deshmukh’s lab to explore miR-29, a key molecule that helps mature brain cells avoid death.