Brain damage is usually a bad thing, but sometimes the best option is actually to damage the brain in very specific ways.

Parkinson's disease affects nearly 1 million people and their loved ones. 15-year-old Zoe Butchen from Ridgefield, CT knows these affects all too well. This charitable teen's father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease last year....

Howcast - Learn the health benefits of coffee from nutrition expert Alex Jamieson in this Howcast video.

Howcast - If you have a tingling sensation or a constant urge to move your legs, especially at night, you may have Restless Leg Syndrome. RLS can severely disrupt your sleep.

Howcast - Parkinson's disease is a chronic condition caused by a lack of dopamine in the brain. Diagnosis can sometimes take years; knowing symptoms can speed up the process.

Parkinson's disease affects nearly 1 million people and their loved ones. 15-year-old Zoe Butchen from Ridgefield, CT knows these affects all too well. This charitable teen's father was diagnosed with Parkinson's...

Aunque inmerso en un debate ético, los clones humanos podrían ayudar a las parejas infértiles a tener hijos y emplearse para crear bancos de órganos con el fin de contribuir a la cura de enfermedades. ¿Es esto avance...

Discover Joy Milne's unique ability to detect Parkinson's by scent, aiding early diagnosis and scientific research.

In a groundbreaking procedure, doctors at a New York hospital performed the first ever in vivo gene therapy in the brain for Parkinson's disease. By infusing viral particles containing a human gene, the procedure aims to relieve tremors...

Discover graphenes properties, its possible uses and possible applications in the brain.<br/&g<br/>t;

Stem Cell Research - The Issues: Professor Ian Wilmut examines the concept of stem cell research, the science behind it and his opinion for the technology, while others present issues for concern. This programme examines the issues...

With support from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Emerging Frontiers of Research and Innovation (EFRI) program, bioengineer Gert Cauwenberghs, of the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Institute for Neural Computation at the...

In episode 61, Jordan sends Charlie on a scavenger hunt for "clues" on how National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Kansas State are studying the way muscle diseases affect humans. The researchers are studying the fruit fly and...

Former NFL players are three times more likely to develop neurodegenerative diseases than the general population, a new study suggests. The study, published in the medical journal Neurology, surveyed nearly 3,500 retired football players...

The placebo effect extends to how expensive a treatment is. People tend to believe they get what they pay for when it comes to medicine, even placebos. And we talk about measles outbreaks. This is Healthcare Triage News.

What do we better understand about the way the average person perceives time?<br/>
Time Perception with Dr Devin Terhune, Part 4

In this week's episode, we discover why freshwater lakes are becoming saltier and the role temperature plays in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, explore a new device for combating Parkinson's disease, and finally, learn how to...

Last week we covered CBD and mental health, finding that data to backup health claims are scarce and consumer CBD products are often sketchy. In this week’s episode on CBD and other health ailments, we find that many of the same caveats...

It may look like an insole, but this Smart Shoes system developed at the Mechanical Systems Control Lab at UC Berkeley could help physical therapists get their patients walking better, faster.



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One of the primary instruments on NASA's Aqua spacecraft is the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), which is providing a detailed three-dimensional view of the atmosphere. This new view is helping scientists to better understand the...

Qué es la enfermedad de parkinson, porque se produce, como es el tratamiento esas y otras preguntas encontraras en este video.

In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we discover why freshwater lakes are becoming saltier, the role temperature plays in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, we explore a new device for combatting Parkinson’s disease, and...

Sensors capture information to create a detailed picture of a patient's gait and walking abnormalities, while real-time visual feedback helps patients and therapists see and measure change and progress. The result: made-to-order physical...

With support from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Emerging Frontiers of Research and Innovation (EFRI) program, bioengineer Gert Cauwenberghs, of the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Institute for Neural Computation at the...