People who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease decades later, researchers report. The finding represents a new clue that the tremor-inducing […]
Neurodegenerative diseases are a minefield of stigma, with lack of awareness resulting in damaging views, affecting diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. This stigma commonly leads to people isolating themselves […]
Immediately after birth, human infants transition from an environment in which they do not have to breathe to one in which they do. Simultaneous with this transition are major changes […]
More than 30m people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia. Unfortunately, there is no cure, only drugs to ease the symptoms. However, my latest […]
A new algorithm that can automatically disentangle different patterns of progression in patients with a range of different dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease, will enable individuals to be identified that may […]
Three-dimensional human tissue culture models for the central nervous system have been developed by a team of Tufts University-led researchers. The models mimic structural and functional features of the brain […]
Targeting immune checkpoints — molecules that regulate the activity of the immune system — in microglia could reduce the inflammatory aspects of important neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease […]
Certain environmental conditions may precipitate structural changes that take place in myelin sheaths in the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS), new Tel Aviv University research indicates. Myelin sheaths are the […]
