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A cancer therapy that prompts the body's immune defenses against viruses and bacteria to attack tumors can make patients more ...

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Experiencing depression after a stroke is common. Medical professionals may recommend managing symptoms with medications as well as psychotherapy and other non-pharmacological interventions.

Bouncing a soccer ball off the head during play could be doing real damage to the brain, a new study suggests.

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In the early 1990s, a pivotal randomised trial sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ...

Longtime Manalapan resident Karen Kupfer said she started MidState Therapy Associates to help local adults, children and ...

An occipital stroke happens in the back of the brain. This lobe, or part of the brain, helps people to recognize what they see. That means strokes in the occipital lobe can cause vision changes, which ...