ADHD and Your Teen's Behavior

The teen years are a long, natural rite of passage. Childhood intersects with adulthood as kids seek and gain more independence and responsibility. It's a very trying time for any teen -- but especially one who has ADHD.

Alzheimer's Preventative Drug Hope

Scientists have detected a number of drugs which could help protect against Alzheimer's disease, acting like statins for the brain.

Sleep disruptions in seniors tied to unhealthy brain changes

Older people who have trouble sleeping through the night are at an increased risk of unhealthy changes in the brain, a new study found.

The brain changes are tied to increased risks of strokes and other problems like dementia, the researchers say.

Stress and Alzheimer's-Linked Thinking Problems

But study did not prove it causes memory woes or mind-robbing disease

Dementia Loved Ones 'Benefit from Visits'

Spending time with loved ones with dementia is important even after they fail to recognise the faces of friends and family, a dementia charity says.

Hep C May Be Tied to Greater Parkinson's Risk

People with the virus also nearly 30 percent more likely to develop the nervous system disorder, researchers say

Hepatitis C is an infection that affects the liver, but people with the virus may also be at greater risk for Parkinson's disease, a new report shows.

ADHD Patients' Brain Scans Showed This

But more research is needed before scans could be used to diagnose disorder, experts say

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may have weaker connections among brain networks that help the mind focus, a new study suggests.

Using MRI brain scans from 180 children with and without ADHD, researchers found that kids with the disorder showed weaker interactions among three brain networks involved in attention.

Slowed Walking in Seniors: Alzheimer's Danger?

Study found higher levels of beta amyloid in brains of those who didn't move as fast as their peers

Seniors who walk more slowly may have higher amounts of a protein linked to Alzheimer's in their brains, a small, new study suggests.

Frontal Brain Wrinkle Linked to Hallucinations

A study of 153 brain scans has linked a particular furrow, near the front of each hemisphere, to hallucinations in schizophrenia.

This fold tends to be shorter in those patients who hallucinate, compared with those who do not.

Dementia Costs Soar at End of Life

Families of a loved one with dementia spend at least twice as much out of pocket than they might if that person had another disease, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.