Brain & Neurology

  • Fish oil boost for elderly brains

    The link between consuming fish and brain power is controversial – but a new study claims a link with brain health in old age. Read more

  • Device to help ease migraine

    A device that eases migraines could benefit six million sufferers in England and Wales, based on results from a clinical trial, it was announced today. Read more

  • Parkinson’s gene therapy hope

    A radical new gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease has shown promise in tests on patients – but evidence that it works is still missing, researchers report today. Read more

  • Gene linked to severe sleep disorder

    People with a severe sleep disorder are almost all affected by a single gene mutation which affects the immune system, researchers have revealed. Read more

  • Sleep ‘vital’ for brain

    A single night of sleep deprivation can cause changes in the brain, raising the risk of brain tissue damage, researchers have claimed. Read more

  • Vitamin E ‘benefits’ Alzheimer’s

    Vitamin E may be effective at slowing the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported last night. Read more

  • Concussion link to Alzheimer’s

    Taking a serious knock to the head may be linked to future risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported last night. Read more

  • Dementia cure by 2025 – G8

    The world’s richest countries have set out to find a cure for dementia within 12 years, it was announced yesterday. Read more

  • Sunshine vitamin doubts raised

    Experts today raise doubts about the effectiveness of vitamin D supplements to protect against acute and chronic disease. Read more

  • TB vaccine MS hope

    A TB vaccine could help prevent the development of multiple sclerosis, researchers revealed tonight. Read more