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Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of facial palsy (paralysis of the face). Thankfully, the majority of patients will recover to normal or near normal facial nerve function.

In the midst of COVID-19, an overwhelming rise in reported cases of anxiety, depression, and feelings of loneliness have been observed. Even prior to COVID-19, 43% of individuals ages 65+ reported subjective feelings of isolation. Fear of contracting the virus, losing loved ones to the...

Exercise doesn’t just give you bigger muscles. It gives you a bigger brain. Scientists have measured brain volume in people who exercise and those who don’t. The exercisers had more.

Thought leaders and experts from MIT, Harvard, UC San Diego, and even Deepak Chopra himself recently collaborated together on a timely review article to highlight the rationale and urgent need to explore alternative and complementary therapies for combating COVID-19. This compelling narrative review concludes “certain...

Dr. Daniel Kelly, a board-certified neurosurgeon, is Director of the Pacific Neuroscience Institute and Professor of Neurosurgery at the Saint John’s Cancer Institute. Considered one of the best neurosurgeons in the US, he is also a multiple recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award.

PNI is proud to announce that we have received the coveted “Team Honor Roll” Award from the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS). The award is granted to institutions with dedicated skull base surgery teams, featuring physicians from various specialties. About the NASBS Team Honor...

Dr. Natalie Diaz is a movement disorders specialist. In this PNI Minute, she talks about sleep and diseases like Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Natalie Diaz is a movement disorders specialist. In this PNI Minute, she reviews the importance of sleep in a two part series. Today I want to talk about sleep and how important sleep is for proper brain function, to reduce aging, and also for...