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Levels of serotonin in the brain are too high in people with social anxiety disorder

Too Much Serotonin Implicated in Social Anxiety Disorder

Serotonin finding conflicts with conventional wisdom, researchers say
The Brio Neurostimulation System has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat tremors

FDA: Brain Stimulation Device Approved for Parkinson’s

For use in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor after medication alone proves inadequate
Children who receive general anesthesia during surgery before they turn 4 years of age may later score slightly lower on listening comprehension and performance IQ

Pediatric Anesthesia Prior to Age 4 May Affect IQ Testing

General anesthesia during surgery at very young age may be linked to poorer brain development
Patients aged 55 years and older presenting to an inpatient/emergency department setting with traumatic brain injury have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease

TBI Linked to Parkinson’s Risk in Patients Aged ≥55 Years

Dose-response associations identified for traumatic brain injury severity and frequency

May 2015 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for May 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Targeted radiation in the treatment of brain metastases leads to less cognitive damage than radiation for the entire brain

ASCO: Risks of Whole Brain Radiotx May Outweigh Benefits

Second study suggests new immunotherapy may benefit patients with glioblastoma
Damage to the brain's white matter may be an early sign of certain types of Alzheimer's disease

White Matter Changes May ID Markers of Alzheimer’s Earlier

Study finds widespread changes using specialized MRI
Consumption of high cacao chocolate is associated with an acute stimulating effect on the human brain and vasoconstrictive effects on the peripheral vasculature

High-Cacao Content Chocolate Has Acute Electrocortical Effect

Acute stimulating effect on human brain, increase in diastolic blood pressure with high cacao chocolate
Men undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy to treat prostate cancer may experience impaired cognitive function within the first six months that persists for at least a year

ADT for Prostate Cancer Tied to Impaired Cognition

Men with a particular gene mutation affected most, researchers find

April 2015 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...