Neurosciences - November 2017 Archives

  Huperzine (HOOP-ur-zeen) A, a dietary supplement derived from the Chinese club moss Huperzia serrata, is sparking some interest as a potential ...

Dr. Amit Sood says, "We are all individual leaves on a single large tree." Dear friend, Some of the biggest known family trees ...

The test results can assist health care providers with treatment choices, improving patient care. ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has launched a first-in-the-U.S. ...

There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. But, over the past decade, researchers have learned a lot about factors that may contribute to the disease. ...

Dr. Amit Sood asks, "Can gratitude eliminate suffering?" Dear friend, Gratitude comes with different depths. At one pole are people who don’t ...

About 3 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (A-fib). And while blood thinners can drastically decrease their stroke risk, new research shows the drugs could damage ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — People sometimes joke that easy tasks are “not brain surgery.” But what happens when it actually is brain surgery? How old ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Do puzzles and other activities or apps that claim to lower one’s risk of developing dementia actually work? Are there other things ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Neurologist Thomas Brott, M.D., the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Professor of Neurosciences on Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus, has been selected as the ...

Just about everyone misplaces their cellphones or house keys now and then. But how much forgetfulness is normal? Does forgetfulness indicate that you'll develop dementia ...

After years of dealing with nighttime seizures, an Illinois man found the relief he sought after Mayo Clinic surgeons precisely mapped the source of his seizures.

Families living with Alzheimer's disease woke to devastating newspaper headlines recently: Another highly touted drug failed in clinical trials. Drugmaker Eli Lilly's EXPEDITION3 trial tested an ...