In an unexpected discovery, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have identified what appears to be a significant vascular defect in patients with moderately severe Parkinson’s…
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(Blue: the cell nuclei) can join together using tubular projections (red) to degrade dangerous proteins in a division of labor. Credit: (c) AG Heneka/University of…
Researchers at Osaka University train a deep learning algorithm to find features of movement disorders shared across species distant in evolutionary lineage — such as…
Farnesol is found in fruit, such as peaches. Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have added to evidence that the compound farnesol, found naturally in…
Russian chemists obtained new molecules of the indolyl- and pyrrolylazine series. Credit: UrFU / Anastasia Kurshpel Scientists obtained substances that provide a breakthrough in the…
Novel approach finds targets for future clinical trials in depression and Parkinson’s disease. Researchers have made significant advancements in correlating aberrations in specific brain circuits…
Parkin protein (green signal) is in a different part of the cell than the mitochondria (red signal) at time 0 (left image) but then co-localizes…
Autophagy illustration. Patients with a unique cellular disorder are helping researchers understand a series of health complications better. For the first time, researchers led by…
Alzheimer’s disease – also called dementia – where memory and cognitive functions gradually decline due to deformation and death of neurons, and Parkinson’s disease that…
Scientists at Scripps Research find evidence that antibody treatments in clinical trials for neurodegenerative diseases may trigger an inflammatory response that erodes their positive effects.…
Fluorescence microscopy image of protein condensates forming inside living cells. Credit: Weitz lab, Harvard University Artificial Intelligence can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and…
A survey in Germany found over 8% of patients with Parkinson’s disease are using cannabis products and more than half experienced beneficial clinical effects, reports…
MIT researchers have developed an “organs-on-a-chip” system that replicates interactions between the brain, liver, and colon. Credit: Martin Trapecar, MIT ‘Organs-on-a-chip’ system sheds light on…
Neurons are like the electrical wiring of our bodies. They are connected by synapses, which play an important role in transferring information. Inside synapses, there…
Preparation of ayahuasca in Ecuador. Credit: Terpsichore One of the main natural components of ayahuasca tea is dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which promotes neurogenesis — the formation…
Even for people with a gene mutation tied to Parkinson’s disease, coffee consumption may be associated with a lower risk of actually developing the disease,…
Air pollution was significantly associated with an increased risk of hospital admissions for several neurological disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias, in…
Is the world prepared a wave of neurological consequences that may be on its way as a result of COVID-19? This question is at the…
BodyCompass is the first home-ready, radio-frequency-based system to provide accurate sleep data without cameras or sensors attached to the body. It was developed by MIT…
Myosin with azoTP and ATP in its active site. Credit: UMass Amherst/Debold lab Synthesizing an alternative fuel for muscle could lead to medical advances. A…