Inflammation is the body’s reaction to a harmful stimulus, such as infection with a virus like the flu, an injury like a cut or scrape or chronic conditions such as Crohn’s disease. Although it is a normal and important part of our immune system’s defenses, when it sticks around too long it can be problematic.

A regimen of low-dose aspirin potentially may reduce plaques in the brain, which will reduce Alzheimer’s disease pathology and protect memory, according to neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center, who published the results of their study in the recent issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.

Migraine headaches can strike any time and be debilitating, making it impossible to work or enjoy even life’s simple pleasures. It is three times more prevalent in women than men. The neurology team at UC Davis provides excellent care and outcomes for migraine sufferers. In this Q&A Marc Lenaerts, director of outpatient neurology and a headache medicine specialist, discusses the condition and how to manage it.

While it has been known that estrogen plays a role in a migraine for women, new research shows that the female sex hormone may also play a role in a migraine for men, according to a small study published in the recent online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Summer can be unbearable for some, especially when going without water. Staying hydrated while in the heat is almost common sense, but can too much water be a bad thing?

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, be obese and engage in the less physical activity and more sedentary activities than heterosexual youth, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.