Brain and Nervous System Videos
- What Is White Matter Disease?
White matter disease damages tissue in your brain. Who is it more likely to affect, and what can be done to prevent it?
- I'm Paralyzed: This Is The Truth About My Life
Laura Beck shares her experience living with and overcoming limited mobility and pain after a car accident left her paralyzed from the waist down.
- ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, gradually destroys the body’s ability to move and speak. Get to know what areas it affects and life expectancy after diagnosis.
- This Robo-Arm Translates Sign Language
Aslan is a 3-D printed robotic arm that’s able to create letters in sign language. This innovation may one day close the gap between the hearing and deaf communities.
- How Meningitis Is Diagnosed
You may need one of these tests to narrow down whether the cause is meningitis.
- Vertigo
What is vertigo and what are the symptoms?
- The Basics: Vertigo
Feel like you’re spinning? You might have vertigo. What’s to blame for your dizziness?
- Powassan Virus
The Powassan virus is spread by ticks. Could it be worse than Lyme disease?
- Brain Training
Learn about how brain training may help with cognitive development in children and adults.
- ALS Stem Cell Trial
One man’s risky chance to help cure a fatal disease.
- Future of MS Treatment
Emerging data offers hope that more effective treatments for Multiple Sclerosis could be just around the corner.
- Meningitis: Are You at Risk?
There are more common dangers than swine flu. Are you and your child prepared?