When I was booked for my lumbar puncture the neurologist’s nurse said “Drink a lot of coke during the day before your lumbar puncture, as well as on the day you have your lumbar puncture, in the morning before you actually have it”. She continued, “The more coke you drink the better it will be afterwards.” She also   more »

For the first time scientists have shown that brain stem cells are immune privileged, which means that they are invisible to a transplant recipient's immune system and do not trigger the immune system to reject them. These results, published in an issue of Stem Cells, indicate that using central nervous system   more »

MS is considered a relapsing/remitting disease, which means its symptoms come and go in waves. But it's important to realize that even when your symptoms aren't acting up, the disease may still be progressing, and that stopping your medication is usually not a good idea. Join our panellists as they discuss the    more »

Pemoline belongs to the group of medicines called central nervous system (CNS) stimulants. It is used to treat children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).   more »

The human body is made up of untold billions of atoms, the fundamental building blocks of all matter. The nucleus of an atom spins, or precesses, on an axis. You can think of the nucleus of an atom   more »