Neurosciences - April 2019 Archives

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In collaboration with the University of Kentucky, the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center, Rush University Medical Center, the University of Cambridge ...

Cardiovascular diseases such as stroke are a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that ...

On average, someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds, and every 4 minutes someone dies from one, according to the National Institutes ...

Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant, according to the United Network for Organ ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Genetic testing: What is it, and do you need it? By examining your DNA, genetic testing can provide important information for diagnosing, treating ...

As a pastor, Johann Lochner believes his life's journey is guided by a higher power. Nowhere was that knowledge made clearer for Johann than at Mayo Clinic, where he encountered a team of physicians whose care and surgical talents in removing an insidious brain tumor gave him his life back.

Nearly everyone is familiar with the pain of tension-type headaches. Over-the-counter or prescription medications may help, but healthy lifestyle choices can help you head off the ...

Diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome — an extremely rare autoimmune neurologic condition — Tara Zier looked to Mayo Clinic for help. There she found valuable guidance and gained a new outlook on how to manage her condition.

Sandra Murphy-Pak is not taking amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, lying down. Far from it, in fact. As we noted this past January, she's not letting the disease ...

THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES Tips for coping with rheumatoid arthritis  If you have rheumatoid arthritis, the best thing you can do is follow your health ...

Fishing them out of a drink, you may not see the benefit of fruit flies. But they are a vital scientific model, and at Mayo ...

An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately ...