As Told To: 'I don't have any more tears to cry'
Selvajothy Manotheepan was a dancer until ALS robbed her of the ability to move. But despite facing monumental losses, she wants others to know that joy is possible.
Brain Health
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Brain Health
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Not all concussions are equal: Understanding different types of brain damage
Researchers are beginning to understand how injuries to different areas of the brain may affect different systems, but cause similar symptoms.
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What it feels like: A rare kind of stroke
When George Myette woke up one morning and had trouble finding his balance, he thought it may just be a case of vertigo. It was much more serious than that.
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As Told To: 'I woke up in the psychiatric ward, tethered to the bed'
When Cameron Reid was diagnosed with epilepsy, it took a patient group and a dedicated doctor to help him move through a deep depression and now he is "thriving."
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Fecal transplants have made the possibly of aging gracefully a little bit messier
Researchers have found that transplanting fecal microbiota — the tiny creatures that live in our poop — from young to old can reverse aging in the guts, eyes, and brain of mice.
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Know The Signs: ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, is terrifying, but an early diagnosis can improve quality of life.
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Opinion: It's time to address the misconceptions about concussion care
Science has shown that concussions don't always require imaging tests and kids don't need to stay in a dark room.
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Epilepsy: 'It took doctors a long time to realize that I know my body quite ...
Although epilepsy is highly treatable with medication, 30 per cent of people with the disease, like 37-year-old Erin McDonald, rely on brain surgery to keep it in check.
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Drinking alcohol is bad for the brain — no exceptions
Drinking alcohol is bad for the brain — no exceptions
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Chronically sleepless: Why is it so hard to get good shut-eye?
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Could a teenage bout with the Epstein-Barr virus have led to MS for Michele Clarke?
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More than half of Americans could have lowered IQs from lead exposure
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Inner ear damage leaves Alzheimer’s patients at risk for falls: study
"People with Alzheimer’s disease, fall at twice the rate compared with healthy older adults, and this often leads to injury, nursing home placement and early mortality,” says study author.
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