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Whitney Cummings Reveals How Migraines Changed Her Life and Made Her Stronger

Learning to better care for herself helped comedian Whitney Cummings find relief after years of debilitating migraine attacks.

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Research The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Celebrates 75 Years

NINDS has driven neurological research, enabling effective treatments for many disorders that were previously untreatable.

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Safety What Parents and College Students Need to Know About Meningitis Vaccines

Meningitis vaccines aim to protect students and others from the neurologic complications of this often deadly disease.

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Speak Up Carrying on a Father’s Legacy

The daughter of a Parkinson's disease activist helps others realize they're not alone.

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