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• Mental Health
  Child Development
  Intelligence
  Educational Psychology
  Depression
  Child Psychology
   

  Mental retardation

  Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Insomnia Research
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Sleep disorder

  A sleep disorder (somnipathy) is a disorder in the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Sleep disorders include: Bruxism; delayed sleep phase syndrome; insomnia: jet lag or desynchronosis; ... > more
• Parkinson's
  Parkinson's Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Caregiving
   

  Parkinson's disease

  Parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans or PD) is a neurodegenerative disease of the substantia nigra, an area in the basal ganglia of the brain. The disease involves a progressive disorder of the ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
  Sports Medicine
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Thalamus

  The thalamus is a part of the brain. The two thalami are located in the center of the brain, one beneath each cerebral hemisphere and next to the third ventricle. Functionally the thalami can be ... > more
• Headaches
  Headache Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Migraine

  Migraine is a neurologic disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling headache. Migraine is the most common type of vascular headache. Migraine headaches are usually ... > more
• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Joint Pain
  Back and Neck Pain
  Arthritis
   

  Pain

  Pain's an unpleasant sensation which may be associated with actual or potential tissue damage and which may have physical and emotional components. According to the International Association for the ... > more
• Multiple Sclerosis Research
  Multiple Sclerosis
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Multiple sclerosis

  Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). MS can cause a variety of symptoms, ... > more
• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Healthy Aging
  Dementia
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Alzheimer's disease

  Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known simply as Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease that, in its most common form, is found in people over age 65. Approximately 24 million people worldwide ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Birth Defects
  Sleep Disorders
   

  Restless legs syndrome

  Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. RLS (which is also sometimes referred to as Jimmy Legs, spare legs or "the kicks") may be described ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Insomnia

  Insomnia is characterized by an inability to sleep and/or to be incapable of remaining asleep for a reasonable period. Insomniacs typically complain of being unable to close their eyes or "rest their ... > more

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