Neurology - Function identified of 'mystery protein' that kills brain cells...
Scientists have made a 'vital step' towards understanding the origins of Parkinson's Disease - the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. A study presents a...
View ArticleNeurology - White matter hyperintensities ‘core feature' in dementia,...
Increased white matter hyperintensities occurred frequently among patients with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease in a cross-sectional MRI...
View ArticleNeurology - Flortaucipir PET scan patterns correlate with risk for decline in...
When examined with an FDA-approved, clinically relevant method, flortaucipir PET scans provided “valuable information” about risk for clinical decline in patients with...
View ArticleNeurology - Soldiers Exposed to Blasts at Risk for Alzheimer's
Blasts can lead to debilitating neurological and psychological damage in soldiers. Early detection can help reduce the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease later...
View ArticleNeurology - New drug could prevent Alzheimer's by modulating key enzyme...
Amyloid plaques are pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease - clumps of misfolded proteins that accumulate in the brain, disrupting and killing neurons and resulting in...
View ArticleNeurology - More intensive BP lowering may not impact progression of...
Intensive BP reduction in hypertension was associated with greater changes in hippocampal volume, but not any other MRI biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease, compared with...
View ArticleNeurology - Opinions about cannabis, patterns of use vary among patients with...
Patients self-reported varying opinions on cannabis use and its efficacy in alleviating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in NPJ Parkinson's...
View ArticleNeurology - Head injury increases risk for dementia, with differences...
History of head injury correlated with a greater risk for dementia in a dose-dependent manner, according to results from a community-based cohort study with 25 years of...
View ArticleNeurology - AARP's Global Council on Brain Health Offers Recommendations...
The Global Council on Brain Health , an independent collaborative of scientists, health professionals, scholars, and policy experts from around the world who are working in...
View ArticleNeurology - Alzheimer's symptoms linked to COVID-induced brain injury
New research shows further evidence between COVID-19 infection and the development of long-term neurological symptoms. The findings found COVID-induced neuroinflammation and...
View ArticleNeurology - Amyloid variances suggest Alzheimer's, cerebral small vessel...
Variances in amyloid positivity across nine subgroups of patients, who were classified according to cognitive states and white matter hyperintensity levels, suggested...
View ArticleNeurology - Obstructive sleep apnea common among patients with cognitive...
Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is common among older adults with cognitive impairment, and it was associated lower scores on cognition tests and poorer sleep quality...
View ArticleNeurology - Multi-year study shows galantamine slows progression of...
Cholinesterase inhibitors provided moderate but persistent benefits in patients with Alzheimer's dementia, including a lower risk for death, according to data published in...
View ArticleNeurology - Physical activity slows cognitive decline in APOE e4 carriers...
Patients with Parkinson's disease who increased their physical activity saw positive modification of the APOE e4 allele's impact on early cognitive decline, according to...
View ArticleNeurology - Living in highly disadvantaged areas increases brain...
Living in the most disadvantaged neighborhoodss correlated with increased degeneration in Alzheimer's disease “signature” regions of the brain and cognitive decline, according...
View ArticleNeurology - UCSB professor receives 2021 Potamkin Prize for major...
When UC Santa Barbara neurology professor Kenneth S. Kosik was a newly minted graduate in 1972, with bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from Case Western...
View ArticleNeurology - Migraine tied to increased risk for hypertension in menopausal women
Women with migraine had an increased risk for hypertension after menopause, but there were no significant differences between migraine with and without aura, according to a...
View ArticleNeurology - Depression, Anxiety Could Be Leading To Parkinson's Disease, Says...
Anxiety and depression could be the symptoms leading to Parkinson's disease, said doctors. Parkinson's disease is already the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the world.
View ArticleNeurology - Q&A: Apomorphine more effective than levodopa for off episodes in...
Apomorphine sublingual film resulted in greater motor improvement and an increase in responders at earlier time points compared with levodopa, according to results from a study...
View ArticleNeurology - Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer confirmed to cause brain damage,...
A new report has found that the Wuhan coronavirus injection from Pfizer and BioNTech causes long-term neurological conditions like Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease...
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