Brain and Nervous System News, Features & Updates
- Lower Your Odds of Getting Dementia
The number of people with dementia is growing. The mind-robbing disease has no cure, but research shows how you may be able to lower your chances of having it.
- How to Keep Your Brain Fit
Don't take your brain's powers for granted. Here's what you can do -- throughout your life -- to stay sharp.
- This Waiter Helps a Customer With Huntington’s Disease Every Week
A server's good deed went viral after another customer shared a heartwarming photo.
- Are Male and Female Brains Different?
Some things -- size, gray matter locations, wiring patterns -- could explain why the sexes seem different. But do they really matter?
- Stem Cells for ALS: Inside a Clinical Trial
WebMD talks to ALS patient John Jerome and his doctors about the ALS stem cell trial being done at Emory University.
- Why Do You Always Get Lost?
Some people lose their way all the time; others have an innate sense of direction. Here's how their brains are different.
- Bob Woodruff After Traumatic Brain Injury
ABC News journalist Bob Woodruff talks with WebMD about his experiences before, during, and after a traumatic brain injury that occurred in Iraq while on a 2006 reporting assignment.
