Missing link between Alzheimer’s and vascular disease found?
For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher…
For more than 20 years, scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher…
Brain fog, headaches, insomnia are some of the neurological symptoms doctors have observed in COVID-19 patients. Neurological sequelae after a…
As explained by Francisco Camarena, researcher at the Institute of Instrumentation for Molecular Imaging, a joint center between the UPV…
Exercise increases dopamine signaling in the motor areas of mice, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. It’s no secret…
Not only does how well people with dementia sleep affect their symptoms the following day, but of particular significance is…
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease of unknown origin, which is characterized by chronic pain and often accompanied by symptoms of depression….
Researchers at the Department of Neurology of the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern identified how the brain triages…
Neurodegenerative diseases damage and destroy neurons, ravaging both mental and physical health. Parkinson’s disease, which affects over 10 million people…
Although there is a growing trend to involve patients in clinical research, specific guiding principles for engaging individuals with Parkinson’s…
Researchers have found that a suite of complimentary tests can quantify changes in dogs suspected of suffering from cognitive decline….
New research published in the Journal of Sleep Research has examined how sleep might be impacted by media use—such as…
New research published in JAMA recommends daily steroid doses for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), marking a significant change…
Parkinson’s disease is perhaps best known for its movement-related symptoms, particularly tremors and stiffness. But the disease is also known…
Juvenile fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by a chronic pain affecting the whole body. It also causes fatigue as well…
Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards, with too little or…
A University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that a specific genotype of the APOE gene, better known as the Alzheimer’s gene,…
Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) are less likely to have breast cancers detected through cancer screenings than women without MS,…
Although symptoms of advanced Alzheimer’s disease are well known, diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in its earliest stages requires careful cognitive…
21 million. That’s the number of genetic variations in the human genome that researchers are sifting to identify patterns predisposing…
Inhibiting an important signaling pathway in brain-resident immune cells may calm brain inflammation and thereby slow the disease process in…
A cell therapy developed by the executive director of the Smidt Heart Institute stabilizes weakened muscles–including the heart muscle–in Duchenne…
Research focused on the bioactive components of the strawberry variety Romina has shown the ability of this food to delay…
Identifying genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease is essential if we are to improve our understanding and treatment of it….
Nearly half of all older adults now die with a diagnosis of dementia listed on their medical record, up 36%…
In recent years, the number of people worldwide who are dissatisfied or anxious about their sleep has been increasing due…
Adding to a growing body of evidence that, for many, problems related to COVID-19 linger longer than the initial infection,…
Mayo Clinic researchers have validated a new antibody test to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease of the…
Accumulation of the biomarker p-syn in the skin distinguishes patients with Parkinson’s disease from patients with symptoms of parkinsonism due…
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and best known of the tauopathies, a set of neurodegenerative brain diseases caused by…
Life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has grown in recent decades, thanks in large part to progress in patient…