Neurology - Vitamin A deficiency linked to Alzheimer's disease
"Alzheimer's may begin in the womb because mums are short of crucial vitamin, scientists warn," the Daily Mirror reports. New research involving both mice and humans looked at...
View ArticleNeurology - Fecal Transplants May Improve Autism By Targeting Gut Bacteria
To treat brain disorders like autism, scientists increasingly are targeting a different part of the body: the gut. Imbalances in the gut microbiome ― the community of trillions...
View ArticleNeurology - This Cancer Drug Could Offer New Hope for People With Parkinson's...
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 12, 2016 - A drug used to treat leukemia has shown initial signs of promise for advanced cases of Parkinson's disease...
View ArticleNeurology - Study Finding It Isn't Concludes Eating Grapes Beneficial to...
I'm a gadget guy, and I regularly read a tech blog called New Atlas. Their coverage is wide-ranging, and it isn't just gadgets they cover but science-y topics as a whole. The...
View ArticleNeurology - Organization works to address minority underrepresentation in...
Us Against Alzheimer's recently launched an engagement strategy to establish a national network of diverse researchers, patients, caregivers and stakeholder groups to address...
View ArticleNeurology - Simple blood test may be accurate in differentiating between...
A simple blood test may be as accurate as a spinal fluid test when trying to determine whether symptoms are caused by Parkinson's disease or another atypical parkinsonism...
View ArticleNeurology - Alzheimer's may be linked to defective brain cells spreading disease
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins that make neighboring cells sick, say researchers...
View ArticleNeurology - NeuroBreak: Marathon Pauses DMD Drug Launch; Another Alzheimer's...
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View ArticleNeurology - Simple blood test may be as accurate as spinal fluid test for...
The blood neurofilament light chain protein can be used to distinguish Parkinson's disease from atypical parkinsonism disorders such as multiple system atrophy, progressive...
View ArticleNeurology - NeuroBreak: A Win for MS; Another Loss for Alzheimer's; $125M...
News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience
View ArticleNeurology - Too much sugar causes Alzheimer's warns Kings College
Unprecedented research by the University of Bath has revealed the 'tipping point' at which blood sugar levels become so dangerous they allow the neurological disease to take hold.
View ArticleNeurology - This Brain Treatment Could Be a Cure For Anorexia, Depression,...
For those suffering from life-threatening eating disorders, a new hope comes from a treatment called deep brain stimulation . This FDA-approved treatment has historically been...
View ArticleNeurology - Head injuries can alter hundreds of genes and lead to serious...
Head injuries can adversely affect hundreds of genes in the brain that put people at high risk for diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, post-traumatic stress disorder...
View ArticleNeurology - NeuroBreak: $259 Billion Alzheimer's Price Tag; Overpriced MS Drugs
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View ArticleNeurology - Common genetic variant may age the brain
Variants of the gene TMEM106B may age the brain and raise the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, a new study finds.
View ArticleNeurology - Neurological injury rate of 16% reported with total ankle...
SAN DIEGO - Results of a retrospective study of total ankle arthroplasty in 145 patients with primary or end-stage osteoarthritis showed a 16% rate of neurological injury.This...
View ArticleNeurology - Heart procedure linked with bleeding in the brain, neurological...
Small leakages from blood vessels in the brain, known as microbleeds, increase with age and are associated with cognitive decline.
View ArticleNeurology - Changes in the vascular system could play role in initiating...
As the average age of Americans increases, so too does the problem of Alzheimer's, one of the world's most common neurological diseases. In recent years, scientists have...
View ArticleNeurology - Insulin resistance may lead to faster cognitive decline
A new Tel Aviv University study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease finds that insulin resistance, caused in part by obesity and physical inactivity, is also linked...
View ArticleNeurology - Sleep Disorders Can Signify Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease
Neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, are heavily linked to sleep disorders. Not surprisingly, sleep quality has long been considered a contributory...
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