March 18, 2021

Even 1 Concussion May Raise Your Odds for Dementia Later

Sustaining just one head injury may up your chances of developing dementia decades later by 25%, and this risk increases with each subsequent head injury, new research suggests.

March 1, 2021

Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks

Anyone who gets frequent migraine symptoms knows the experience: the throbbing, the pain, the visual disturbances.

February 21, 2021

Autopsy Study May Explain Why Some COVID Survivors Have 'Brain Fog'

One of the least understood effects of COVID-19 infection is "brain fog," a kind of mental confusion that can take hold among seriously ill patients, sometimes lingering long after recovery.

February 11, 2021

Implant May Improve Lives of Those With Serious Balance Disorder

An inner-ear implant may help people with a debilitating balance disorder get steady on their feet again, an early study suggests.

February 2, 2021

AHA News: How Does COVID-19 Affect the Brain? Researchers Are Starting to Find Answers

Sam Rafferty fell severely ill after getting infected with COVID-19 at an uncle's funeral in March, an event that sickened her entire family and left Rafferty and her daughter struggling to breathe. But it's not her lungs that have kept her from making a full recovery; it's her brain.