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Deep brain stimulation may provide long-term benefits in treatment-resistant depression
Subcallosal cingulate gyrus deep brain stimulation was generally safe and significantly improved depressive symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression, with results sustained up to 7 years, according to research.
What is that ice cream-induced 'brain freeze,' anyway?
Brain freeze is only a nickname. Scientifically, it's called sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. It's sometimes referred to as a cold-stimulus headache or ice cream headache.
Is Air Pollution to Blame for Your Headache?
Breathing in pollutants can cause a range of respiratory symptoms, but people don’t usually talk about the neurologic symptoms that may be triggered by exposure to pollutants: headaches.
The link between Covid-19 and Alzheimer's disease established
Renin-angiotensin system, or RAS, is a physiological mechanism essential to human body function. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes overactivation and malfunction of this system.
Causes of Ongoing Cluster Headaches
Cluster headaches cause significant pain on one side of the head, in the trigeminal nerve distribution (generally in or around the eye or temple).