Neurology

Epidiolex
Health

Panel recommends FDA approval of epilepsy drug derived from marijuana

By Andrew Joseph

UT Health Medical School
In the Lab

In a bid to promote stem cell therapies, health officials open a new door for promising contenders

By Andrew Joseph

Pharmalot
Pharmalot

New migraine drugs may give insurers a headache

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: HHS drug-pricing adviser holds conflicts; should Alzheimer’s be redefined?

By Ed Silverman

Crispr and the brain
In the Lab

Scientists are thinking the unthinkable: CRISPR might one day reverse devastating brain diseases

By Sharon Begley

Victor Gurewich
In the Lab

At 88, this doctor won’t give up on a long-ignored treatment for strokes and heart attacks

By Karen Weintraub

Richard Vinci
Biotech

Trials for potential ALS treatment using stem cells spark cautious hope

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

Spine Atlas
First Opinion

A 3-D spinal cord atlas will improve treatment of difficult injuries

By Marc D. Moisi, R. Shane Tubbs, and Ricardo Lockette

New Brain Scanner
Health

Worn like a helmet, a new brain scanner aims to make it easier to treat kids with epilepsy

By Megan Thielking

EKG
Health

Watch: Webcast on heart and brain diseases in women

By STAT staff

Tai Chi and brain
Health

Too good to be true? Experts clash on whether hitting the gym helps the brain

By Sharon Begley

State of (Trump's) Mind

Is Trump’s memory declining? Simple tests during his physical could answer that question

By Sharon Begley

Bugula neritina
Biotech

‘Failed’ Alzheimer’s drug looks better with additional analysis, Neurotrope says

By Sharon Begley

Trump Announces U.S. Will Recognize Jerusalem
First Opinion

I’m a brain specialist. I think Trump should be tested for a degenerative brain disease

By Ford Vox

Paolo Zamboni
Health

Scientist concedes his controversial MS therapy, once a source of great hope, is ‘largely ineffective’

By Helen Branswell

Cytokinetics
Biotech

7 things to know before Cytokinetics announces results from a pivotal drug study in ALS

By Adam Feuerstein

Dementia Memory Lane
First Opinion

In the search for Alzheimer’s drugs, researchers must look beyond beta amyloid

By Howard M. Fillit

LIMITLESS
In the Lab

New brain technologies pose threats to privacy and autonomy that are all too real, experts warn

By Sharon Begley

Astronaut Karen Nyberg
In the Lab

Squashed in space: Study identifies changes in astronauts’ brains

By Sharon Begley

23andMe kits
Biotech

Michael J. Fox Foundation partners with 23andMe for precision medicine project on Parkinson’s

By Sharon Begley

Gina "Danger" Mazany
Health

Can you predict future brain damage? Hundreds of pro fighters are helping researchers find out

By Rebecca Robbins

Gambling
Health

They study gambling disorder. And they had a lot on their minds at a conference in Las Vegas

By Rebecca Robbins

West nile chickens
Health

Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens

By Usha Lee McFarling

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: Axovant Alzheimer’s pill fails study; charity probed over patient support

By Ed Silverman

Alzheimer's brain illustration - Loss of connection between cells
Biotech

Another Alzheimer’s failure: Axovant’s drug flops in late-stage trial

By Damian Garde

Vagus nerve vegetative state
Health

Brain stimulation partly awakens patient after 15 years in vegetative state

By Sharon Begley

Health

Next challenge on CTE: Detect it in the living

By Felice J. Freyer — Boston Globe

Vivistim and Lead
Health

Zapping the brain for stroke rehab: Pivotal clinical trial begins

By Sharon Begley

Pee wee football
Health

A study, with some limitations, sees link between youth football and emotional issues in adulthood

By Bob Tedeschi

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