Elevated blood lead levels still below the current American federal standard were linked with reduced IQ scores at age 6 years, in a prospective study. Medscape Medical News
Twice-weekly resistance training improved executive function, memory, and brain plasticity in elderly women with mild cognitive difficulties, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
More than 100 neurologists from 40 states will be on Capitol Hill this week explaining why change is important for specialists and their patients. Medscape Medical News
Neither neurology nor psychiatry alone have succeeded in fully explaining the neurobiological basis of conversion disorder. But significant advances are being made towards a common understanding. Brain
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a common comorbid condition in childhood epilepsy, but little is known regarding the nature, frequency and timing of associated neurobehavioural/cognitive complications or the underlying aetiology. Brain
New study of more than 900 nonsmoking children suggests an association between higher salivary cotinine levels and poorer mental health, especially hyperactivity and conduct disorder. Medscape Medical News
