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Changing the Face of Mental Illness — Thank You, Sarah Silverman!

A recent People Magazine article featured comedian/actress Sarah Silverman speaking candidly about her bouts with anxiety and depression. It’s an honest and grounded expose of her lifelong travails with mental illness. She even opens up about taking psychotropic, anti-depressant medication, which ha …

At the Crossroads of a Genetic Puzzle

The most high-tech advances in genetic research are happening in the most unexpected place- the heart of Quiet Amish country. (Image credit: Clinic for Special Children at Facebook) Holmes Morton was wrapped up in a medical mystery. It was spring 1988, and Morton, a fellow at the Children’s Hospital …

Wireless AI Device Tracks and Zaps the Brain, Takes Aim at Parkinson’s

Zapping the brain with implanted electrodes may sound like a ridiculously dangerous treatment, but for many patients with Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation (DBS) is their only relief. The procedure starts with open-skull surgery. Guided by MRI images, surgeons implant electrodes into deep- …

Unlock Brain Potential to Protect Against Decline

Our brain is probably the most neglected, abused and poorly understood organ of our entire body. While sports concussions and Alzheimer’s awareness are at an all-time high, many of us fail to protect our brain from potentially reversible decline. The No. 1 cause of cognitive decline is not the 13 pe …

Teens suffer from migraines

Teens suffer from migraines. A spelled out genus of therapy helps lower the number of migraines and migraine-related disabilities in children and teens, according to a unfamiliar study. The findings afford strong evidence for the use of “cognitive behavioral therapy” – which includes training in cop …