Features Related to Brain & Nervous System

1. Angela Lansbury Investigates Lou Gehrig’s Disease
   

   A gun is fired from somewhere off-screen directly at actor Angela Lansbury, who sits calmly, speaking into the camera. As the slow-motion bullet travels straight toward her, she explains this is how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, attacks your body. “You

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2. What to Expect With Primary Progressive MS
   

   For Mimi Mosher, a person with primary progressive MS, clarity first came when she lost her vision. Her eyesight steadily eroded by multiple sclerosis, Mimi now lived in a near-constant dusk. The realization came at a scary time. “I was driving. I thought, I can’t do this anymore. I had to pull off

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3. Magnify Your Brain Power
   

   By Ann Hettinger Focus your concentration with these tips--and discover how smart you really are Christine Grote was driving to a shopping mall 18 miles from her home in Cincinnati when she realized that she had been traveling in the wrong direction for nearly 20 minutes. "I was thinking about a job

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4. The Tangled Truth About Your Health
   

   By Chris Woolston Midlife women are twice as likely as men to have a stroke. So why do doctors overlook the danger? What you must know to protect yourself In the popular imagination, strokes happen at senior centers, not motorcycle rallies. They're certainly not supposed to befall a woman like Sandr

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5. Alternative Therapy to treat Multiple Sclerosis
   

   The term alternative therapy, in general, is used to describe any medical treatment or intervention that has not been scientifically documented or identified as safe or effective for a specific condition. Alternative therapy encompasses a variety of disciplines that range from diet and exercise to m

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6. "We Need to Pull Ryan into This World"
   

   By Nancy Rones Every inch of progress that Ryan Kalkowski makes in his battle against autism gives his parents new hope — and new determination. In this month’s installment, we look at how far this little boy has come, how far he still has to go, and what his family is willing to sacrifice to get th

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7. Autism and Family Relationships
   

   Alison Singer's days became a blur eight years ago when her daughter Jodie, now nearly 11, was diagnosed with autism. Singer left the workforce temporarily and focused on her daughter. "I set up the home program -- 40 hours a week of applied behavioral analysis therapy," says Singer, referring to a

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8. Night Walker: Restless Legs Syndrome
   

   For Walt Kowalski of Jackson, Mich., bedtime isn't the relaxing end to the day, but the beginning of another nerve-jangling night with restless legs syndrome. Soon after lying down, unpleasant electricity-like sensations creep into Kowalski's legs. An urge to move grows and becomes irresistible. The

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9. FAQ: Vaccine Court Hears Autism Cases
   

   May 14, 2008 -- Contrary to media reports, a U.S. court has not yet issued any decisions on whether vaccines cause autism. It's an important issue: About 5,000 cases remain in limbo -- at the parents' request -- as the so-called Omnibus Autism Proceeding grinds on. This week, public hearings in the

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10. Hypergraphia: A River of Words
    

    By OrliVan Mourik Alice Flaherty was always a prolific writer. The notes she took during her hospital residency were so exhaustive they morphed into a neurology textbook. But her habit went into overdrive in 1998 after the deaths of her prematurely delivered twin sons. Flaherty's family and friends

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