Microscopic flakes of polystyrene can enter brain cells and cause harm, a new study in mice has shown.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Neurodegenerative disease
Displaying 1 - 20 of 52 articles
This centuries old martial art was shown to reduce the severity of symptoms in the long-term.
The sense of smell is directly connected to areas of the brain linked to memory and emotions. That is why some smells bring to light memories and feelings we thought we had forgotten.
Despite decades of starts and stops, new treatments and key genetic discoveries are giving researchers great hope for slowing or eventually preventing Alzheimer’s disease.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is often assumed to be a disease which develops later in life, but a new study clearly shows it can start early in the brains of young athletes.
The surprising parallel between spider silk spinning and fibres toxic to humans could lead to new clues about how to fight neurodegenerative disorders.
This AI tool showed promise for early diagnosis. It also pointed to chemicals that may reduce or increase the risk of Parkinson’s.
Mitochondria, which are found in every cell in the body, play an important role in brain function.
FTD leads to changes in personality and behavior. Understanding its genetic and molecular causes could lead to new ways to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
Cells degrade and recycle damaged parts of themselves through a process called autophagy. When this “self-devouring” goes awry, it may promote cancer and neurodegenerative disease.
Inflammation and damage to the olfactory system from shingles, COVID-19 and herpes infections may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
Impaired insulin receptors in the blood vessels between the blood and the brain may contribute to the insulin resistance observed in Alzheimer’s disease.
Food allergies have been linked to behavioral and mood disorders, including depression, anxiety and ADHD.
Microglia, immune cells disguised as brain cells, are known as the janitors of the brain. Dialing up their usual duties just enough could provide an avenue to treat neurodegenerative disease.
Too much amyloid-beta in the brain has long been considered the cause of Alzheimer’s. New research suggests it might be the opposite.
Nonhuman primates like rhesus monkeys share certain characteristics with people that may make them better study subjects than mice for research on neurodegenerative diseases.
From figuring out where memories are stored to how sensory information translates to behavior, new technologies are helping neuroscientists better understand how the brain works.
From thalidomide to resveratrol, molecules with the exact same chemical properties can have drastically different effects in the body depending on how they’re arranged in space.
People reported having frequent bad dreams at the beginning of the study were twice as likely to develop Parkinson’s compared with those who had them less than once a week.
Our new research with mice visualised how differently aged brains pump out toxic protein waste during sleep.
Top contributors
-
Neurobiologiste, Institut Douglas; Professeur titulaire, Département de psychiatrie, McGill University
-
Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher, University College Cork
-
Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University College Cork
-
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurology, University of Birmingham
-
Associate Professor of Neurology, UMass Chan Medical School
-
Personal Chair (Clinical) Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen
-
Professor of Chemistry and Senior Scientist of the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto
-
Professor of Neuroscience, Royal Veterinary College
-
Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego
-
Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Florida
-
Postdoctoral Scholar of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, University of California, San Diego
-
Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, and The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Curtin University
-
Assistant Professor of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina
-
Investigador científico en enfermedades neurodegenerativas y Profesor de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
-
Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences, Dublin City University
