Dementia Epidemic Looms with 135 million Sufferers...

Dementia Epidemic Looms with 135 million Sufferers Expected by 2050

Many governments are woefully unprepared for an epidemic of dementia currently affecting 44 million people worldwide and set to more than treble to 135 million people by 2050, health experts and campaigners said on Thursday.

Love Hormone 'Helps Autistic Brain'

The "love hormone" oxytocin alters the brain activity of children with autism and makes them more social, according to US researchers.

The role of the hormone in helping children with autism has been debated, with studies showing conflicting data.

Reboot Baby Born with Rare Form of Epilepsy...

Reboot Baby Born with Rare Form of Epilepsy That 'Deletes' her Personality

Evelyn Kealy battles rare condition that keeps erasing all the skills she has learnt, leaving mother with different daughter after each episode

Vaccination Against Rotavirus...

Vaccination Against Rotavirus May Also Reduce Seizures

In children, a rotavirus infection can also trigger seizures. Now US scientists have discovered that immunisation against this disease can reduce the risk of these seizures. Their study was published in "Clinical Infectious Diseases".

Pesticide Exposure May Increase Parkinson’s Risk...

Pesticide Exposure May Increase Parkinson’s Risk for those with Genetic Mutation

People with a genetic mutation linked to Parkinson’s disease may have an increased risk of contracting the neurodegenerative disorder if they have been exposed to certain pesticides, according to a new study published in the journal Cell.

1 in 10 U.S. Children Now Has ADHD...

1 in 10 U.S. Children Now Has ADHD, CDC Says

Migraine Doctors in Short Supply...

Migraine Doctors in Short Supply Across U.S.

Combination Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis

The probability of survival was significantly higher with amphotericin B plus flucytosine than with amphotericin B alone.

Since 2010, the Infectious Diseases Society of America has recommended combination antifungal therapy — amphotericin B plus flucytosine — for the induction treatment of cryptococcal meningitis. Despite this recommendation, no previous studies have demonstrated a survival benefit with such therapy. Now, investigators have conducted a three-group, open-label trial of combination therapy involving 299 HIV-infected patients aged >14 years who were treated for cryptococcal meningitis between April 2004 and September 2010 at a medical center in Vietnam.

Poorer Teens May Get More Migraines

Stress, Poor Diet, and Less Medical Care May Be Linked to Migraines in Teens