Baltimore, MD - Alcohol consumption is common during the holiday season, but a new study is raising concerns about even modest drinking. Researchers have found that moderate amounts of alcohol may be ...

Heavy drinking can lead to a number of serious health problems, including increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and dementia, but consuming even moderate levels of alcohol could be dangerous, as ...

Even drinking a moderate amount of alcohol can cause brain damage over a prolonged period of time, scientists have said. In a study of more than 500 adults over 30 years, researchers found people who ...

Cerebellar ataxia results from dysfunction of the cerebellum, which is part of the brain that helps regulate and control movement and balance. People may experience changes in gait, speech, and eye ...

Brain atrophy (cerebral atrophy) is the loss of brain cells called neurons, as well as the connections that help cells communicate. It can result from different diseases that damage the brain. As you ...

Dr. Claudio M. de Gusmao: A 69-year-old man was evaluated in the neurology clinic of this hospital because of progressively worsening ataxia. The patient had been well until 9 years before this ...

Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body's muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the loss of nerve cells in the spinal cord. Now, a research team at Leipzig ...

What is causing this 55-year-old woman to have distorted speech and balance problems when walking, and why have her symptoms worsened progressively since they came on 14 years ago? Those are the ...

Binge drinking in adolescence and young adulthood appears to be associated with an altered cerebellum when individuals are in their 20s, a new MRI-based Finnish study reports. Source: ...