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How Crabs Could Lead to Better Alzheimer's Treatments

December 11, 2019

Study by MU scientist and team could contribute to future breakthroughs in understanding the brain and neurological diseases...

Eating More Ketones May Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease

December 10, 2019

Dietary intervention restores protective protein and decreases death rate in mice

University, Biotech Company Team Up to Study Whether Medical Cannabis Could Treat Neurological Conditions

December 5, 2019

University of Alberta and Atlas Biotechnologies to explore use of medical cannabis for treating MS, Alzheimer’s, and Hu...

Deep Brain Stimulation Safer for Patients with New MRI Compatible Electrode

November 20, 2019

A research team created a glassy carbon electrode as an alternative to the metal version, and new findings show it does ...

Scientists Develop a New Method to Detect Light in the Brain

November 19, 2019

Researchers from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, University of Salento, and Harvard Medical School have developed a new ligh...

Better Biosensor Technology Created for Stem Cells

November 11, 2019

Rutgers innovation may help guide treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's diseases

Study Gives Clues to the Origin of Huntington's Disease, and a New Way to Find Drugs

September 19, 2019

Scientists were able to trace the causes of the disease back to early developmental stages when the brain has only just begun...

Is Copper a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?

September 18, 2019

University of Houston researcher examines the link

New Compound Promotes Healing of Myelin in Nervous System Disorders

September 9, 2019

OHSU-led research could lead to clinical trials in people with multiple sclerosis or other neurodegenerative conditions...

Insight into Cells' 'Self-Eating' Process Could Pave the Way for New Dementia Treatments

August 21, 2019

A recent peer-reviewed, observational study conducted in cells has shed light on the mechanisms behind autophagy and how...

Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Parkinson's, Other Brain Diseases

July 29, 2019

Study reveals crucial role of alpha-synuclein protein in DNA repair

Differences in MS Patients' Cerebrospinal Fluid May Be Key to Drugs That Halt Progression

July 15, 2019

A new paper in Brain identifies molecular mechanisms causing neuronal damage in multiple sclerosis patients with progressive ...

Copper Compound Shows Further Potential as Therapy for Slowing ALS

July 2, 2019

Scientists have developed an approach to treating ALS that's based on using copper-ATSM to deliver copper to specific cells i...

New Research Shows Parkinson's Disease Origins in the Gut

June 27, 2019

Experiments in mice show transmission of nerve-killing protein from the gut into the brain

A New Drug Target for Chemically Induced Parkinson's Disease

June 24, 2019

Researchers believe an enzyme targeted to the neuronal mitochondria may be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol,...

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