Parkinson’s disease triggers a hidden shift in how the body produces energy
Weight loss is a well-recognized but poorly understood non-motor feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Many patients progressively lose weight as…
Weight loss is a well-recognized but poorly understood non-motor feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Many patients progressively lose weight as…
Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while we…
Published in Volume 1 of the journal Immunity & Inflammation on December 18, 2025, the article “Reinventing brain immunity in…
Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called…
ALS is a debilitating paralytic disease characterized by the death of upper and lower motor neurons. Fortunately, ALS is relatively rare,…
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people….
Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain relief after surgery. Why? New from JNeurosci, Zhijie Lu, from Fudan University Minhang Hospital, and Kai Wei, from…
A new AI model could help radiologists identify brain abnormalities in MRI scans for all conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain…
New research reveals that people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. However, they…
For decades, scientists have known that mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells, malfunction in Parkinson’s disease. But a critical…
If you are among the 620 million people who lace up their running shoes on a regular basis, chances are…
Reaching for CBD-infused lotion or oil may seem like a low-risk way to find pain relief, but little is actually…
Sleep patterns and eating habits can influence each other, but the link between these behaviors remains unclear. In a new…
Pain affects activity levels, but how individuals understand and act in the face of pain can make a difference, a…
Sleep-like slow-wave patterns persist for years in surgically disconnected neural tissue of awake epilepsy patients, according to a study published…
About 100,000 of the estimated million people in the United States with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a progressive form of the disease, with symptoms…
Hypothermia can preserve neuron health following brain injury, but complications from external cooling make it less promising therapeutically. Recent evidence…
Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at Concordia University, Canada and Valeria Kebets at McGill University, Canada, have used a complex…
A key switch for cellular energy balance has been discovered in cells: it could potentially become the target of new…
Vascular dementia — cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain’s small blood vessels — is a widespread problem, but…
Researchers from the University of Sydney have used placebo pain relief to uncover a map-like system in the brainstem that…
As people age, they display a bias in recognizing emotions as positive—to the point of improperly labeling neutral or negative…
Late nights, alcohol, and smoking on weekends may be doing more than disrupting your Monday mornings, they could be triggering…
Women are less likely than men to receive drugs for multiple sclerosis (MS) between the ages of 18 to 40,…
The brain’s health depends on more than just its neurons. A complex network of blood vessels and immune cells acts…
An analysis of studies incorporating data from almost 30 million people has highlighted the role that air pollution – including…
Hispanic people have an increased risk of peripheral neuropathy compared to white people that cannot be explained by many health,…
For decades, the story of Alzheimer’s research has been dominated by a battle between A-beta and tau amyloids, both of which…
Autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), affect millions of people worldwide….
Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, are developing a panel…