TOUGH ROAD
Glioblastoma Multiforme is an extremely aggressive form of brain cancer, but there is a chance that John McCain can outlast the worst of the prognoses.
NEUROSCIENCE
Missouri just executed Cecil Clayton, a man whose prefrontal cortex had been severely damaged in a sawmill accident—a part of the brain responsible for impulse control.
SCRAMBLED
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: don’t let your kids play tackle football.
Resurrection
Recent news has been scattered with stories of people thought to be dead, but ‘waking up’ hours later. Death isn’t as black and white as we may think.
What He Faced
Try to imagine the mental burden of severe depression coupled with that of an even deeper chemical imbalance—that is what Robin Williams was facing with Parkinson’s disease.
SILENT KILLER
Mental health is still one of the least understood areas of medicine. How could such an outwardly happy and successful man be struggling so badly?
Findings
New research shows that a protein that helps suppress tumors, especially in the brain, is more likely to be inactive in men, proving there’s still many basic facts we don’t know about cancer.
Pounding
June is National Headache Awareness month. Time to talk about the different types, when to worry, and how to treat them.
Time Out
Muscle cramps can even knock out athletes in peak condition. How to prevent a breakdown when you’re the one sweating it.
Tackling The NFL
The brain disease at the heart of many players' legal cases against the league—Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy—was virtually unknown prior to 2002.