Some types of meningitis are contagious. You can get it from respiratory droplets in close contact with someone. Learn about ...

The NPDPSC has an MRI Consultation Program that offers clinicians and/or families a free-of-charge reading of the Brain MRI as it pertains to the likelihood of prion disease. If you are interested in ...

"As a resident, I cared for a young, unvaccinated child admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with life-threatening Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. This devastating illness ...

Hyderabad: IIIT Hyderabad, in collaboration with Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), has released digitised datasets of histopathological images focused on brain cancer and kidney ...

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“Even low-level exposure that people think is safe enough for public health is doing something at the brain level,” says Megan Herting, a neuroscientist at the University of Southern ...

Pneumococcal vaccination reduces the risk of bacterial meningitis following cochlear implantation, as reported by a recent study published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery journal. Meningitis ...

You might be familiar with a sensation called "brain zaps," or sensory disturbances that feel like electric shocks inside the brain. This symptom can occur after you skip or stop antidepressants ...

Addiction corrupts the ability to make choices.Addiction brings about changes in the brain, but those changes do not reflect a pathological process. The pathways to addiction can be difficult to ...