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Press releases are archived by year: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 August 19, 2008 Epilepsy Linked to Higher Risk of Drowning August 12, 2008 Physical Frailty May be Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease August 7, 2008 Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Stroke May Increase Risk of Death August 5, 2008 Eating Fish May Prevent Memory Loss and Stroke in Old Age July 31, 2008 Gene May Put Women with Migraine at Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke July 29, 2008 Statins May Protect Against Memory Loss July 22, 2008 Epilepsy Drug May Increase Risk of Birth Defects July 15, 2008 Exercise May Prevent Brain Shrinkage in Early Alzheimer’s Disease July 8, 2008 Combination Drug Taken Early Relieves Migraine Symptoms July 3, 2008 Are Men or Women More Likely to Have Memory Problems in Very Old Age? June 26, 2008 Low Childhood IQ Linked to Type of Dementia June 19, 2008 Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Death June 12, 2008 Mexican Americans, Women May be at Increased Risk for Type of Stroke May 30, 2008 AAN Foundation and The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Honor Chicago Researcher for Parkinson’s Research May 29, 2008 Ibuprofen, Aspirin, Naproxen May be Equally Effective at Reducing Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease May 27, 2008 Guideline: Vertigo Can Be Treated Easily and Quickly May 20, 2008 Neurology Now® Magazine Receives Regional Award May 13, 2008 MS Can Affect Children’s IQ, Thinking Skills May 6, 2008 Botulinum Toxin Effective in Many Neurological Disorders, not Headache Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Short Arms and Legs Linked to Risk of Dementia April 29, 2008 Epilepsy Drug Causes Bone Loss in Young Women April 22, 2008 Migraine Increases Risk of Severe Skin Sensitivity and Pain April 18, 2008 Breastfeeding While Taking Seizure Medicine Does Not Appear to Harm Children Children with Migraine at Increased Risk of Sleep Disturbances Overuse of Codeine, Oxycodone and Barbiturates Increases Risk of Chronic Migraine Using Anticholinergic Drugs May Increase Cognitive Decline in Older People April 17, 2008 Men More Likely to Have Problems with Memory and Thinking Skills People with Cardiac Arrest Less Likely To Survive If Admitted on Weekend New Details Presented in Outbreak in Pork Processing Plant Workers High Cholesterol in Your 40s Increases Risk of Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer’s Starts Earlier for Heavy Drinkers, Smokers Women More Likely to Comply with Stroke Prevention Despite Being More Depressed Chemical Exposure May Increase Risk of ALS April 16, 2008 AAN Foundation and The ALS Association Honor Philadelphia Researcher for ALS Research AAN Foundation and National Multiple Sclerosis Society Honor Boston Researcher Prolonged Fasting Increases Risk of Rare Type of Stroke High Blood Pressure May Protect Against Migraine Oral Drug, FTY720, Reduces Disease Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Vitamin E May Help Alzheimer’s Patients Live Longer Chemotherapy May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients How Big Is Your Brain? Its Size May Protect You from Memory Loss April 14, 2008 Kids with Autism May Have Gene That Causes Muscle Weakness April 10, 2008 Diabetes in Mid-Life Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease April 8, 2008 Depression Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease April 7, 2008 Toronto Researcher Receives AAN Founders Award V.A. Hospital Physician Receives AAN Norman Geschwind Prize Award UCLA Neurologist Receives AAN Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Award Johns Hopkins Neurologist Receives AAN S. Weir Mitchell Award Belgium Researcher Receives AAN’s Sheila Essey Award NFL Linebacker Receives AAN’s Public Leadership in Neurology Award Three Researchers Awarded AAN Potamkin Prize for Alzheimer’s Research Ohio State University Medical Student Receives AAN Extended Neuroscience Award French Scientist Receives AAN Movement Disorders Research Award April 1, 2008 Brain Lesions More Common than Previously Thought March 27, 2008 MORGAN FAIRCHILD JOINS AAN, ASA, ACEP WITH NEW WAY TO RECOGNIZE STROKE SIGNS Larger Belly in Mid-Life Increases Risk of Dementia March 20, 2008 Hispanics with Clogged Arteries at Greatest Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack March 18, 2008 Problems Getting Around in Old Age? Blame Your Brain March 11, 2008 Disease Leads to Vision Loss More Often in African Americans March 4, 2008 Psychological Distress, Not Depression, Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke February 28, 2008 Does Gingko Biloba Affect Memory? February 19, 2008 Missing Chromosome Predicts Brain Tumor Patients’ Response to Treatment February 14, 2008 Smoking Marijuana Impairs Cognitive Function in MS Patients February 12, 2008 Drug Doesn’t Help Prevent Migraine After All February 7, 2008 High Blood Pressure Pill Cuts Risk of Parkinson’s Disease February 5, 2008 Worried About Family or Friends Falling? New Guideline Identifies Those Most at Risk January 29, 2008 Drug Helps Brain Tumor Patients Live Longer January 17, 2008 Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Not Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease January 8, 2008 New Gene Identified for Condition that Causes Blood Clots in Brain January 2, 2008 Restless Legs Syndrome Doubles Risk of Stroke and Heart Disease For more information about AAN press releases, please contact Angela Babb at ababb@aan.com or (651) 695-2789. 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