Magnet 'Zap' to the Brain Might Jumpstart Aging Memory

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2019 -- Folks start forgetting things as they get older, like where they put their car keys or what they had for breakfast.

But their memories might get a boost from an electromagnetic device that gives the brain a helpful zap, a new study reports.

Small Trial Provides New Hope Against Parkinson's Disease

FRIDAY, March 1, 2019 -- It may be possible to restore brain cells damaged by Parkinson's disease and reverse a patient's condition, something no current treatment can do, according to British researchers who conducted potentially groundbreaking clinical trials.

They cautioned the trial was small -- just 41 patients -- and the research is still in its early days. But the results of the approach, which delivers special "growth factor" proteins to restore failing brain cells, are very promising.

Possible Parkinson's 'Pandemic' Looms: Report

TUESDAY, Feb. 19, 2019 -- The number of people living with Parkinson's disease worldwide could double in the next two decades, experts project.

In a report warning of a possible Parkinson's "pandemic," researchers say the stage is set for cases to surge to 12 million or more by 2040.