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Stroke's long-term effects on blood-spinal cord barrier can lead to 'an increasingly toxic environment' in spinal cord and 'significant input on disease pathology'.

Device offers promise for patients unable to tolerate CPAP, study says.

Scientists have identified a distinctive pattern of injury in the brains of eight deceased male military personnel who survived high explosive attacks and died between 4 days and 9 years later from their injuries or other causes.

Kennedy's disease leads to progressive muscle wastage. It is a condition that affects only men and it appears between 40 and 50 years of age, and there is no specific treatment available.

New insights into brain's repair mechanisms may guide new therapies.

Study helps answer decades old question about emergency blood pressure management options.

Studies have long shown that when faced with a problem that must be solved by cooperating with others, males and females approach the task differently. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered how those differences are reflected in brain activity.

A research team, led by Dr. Robert Nagele from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and Durin Technologies, Inc., has announced the development of a blood test that leverages the body's immune response system to detect an early stage of Alzheimer's disease—referred to as the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage—with unparalleled accuracy.

Youth who take Ritalin, Adderall or other stimulant medications for ADHD over an extended period of time early in life are no more at risk for substance abuse in later adolescence than teens without ADHD, according to a University of Michigan (U-M) study.

The metabolite of a drug that is helping patients battle multiple sclerosis appears to significantly slow the onset of Parkinson's disease, researchers say.