Many risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS), which causes damage to the central nervous system, have been identified. However, it is still unknown why the disease occurs. In recent years, the herpesvirus Epstein-Barr virus ...
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Researchers have discovered the link between the gut microbiota and Alzheimer's disease. For the first time, researchers have found that Alzheimer's symptoms can be transferred to a healthy young organism via the gut microbiota, ...
Oct 17, 2023
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In Parkinson's disease, the cerebral cortex can take over tasks from a deeper part of the brain that has been damaged, where cells that make dopamine have been lost. The strength of compensation by the cerebral cortex determines ...
Sep 28, 2023
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A research group at the University of Helsinki and its partners have found a promising drug candidate for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor CDNF prolongs the lifespan ...
Sep 22, 2023
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It is a heartbreaking condition that robs children of their ability to walk, talk and recognize their loved ones and now the latest research has revealed the true impact of childhood dementia globally.
Sep 18, 2023
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A research team led by Dr. Geneviève Bernard at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC) has reached an important milestone in research into leukodystrophies, which are deadly neurodegenerative ...
Sep 13, 2023
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A new map of the network of genetic changes that drive the development of brain tumors has been revealed by UCL researchers. The genetic map, published in Brain, is comparable to a map of the London Underground—where different ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Neuroscience researchers at Wayne State University published a review article that confirms the usefulness of neurofilament light (NfL) blood levels to predict the likelihood and rate of progression of neurodegeneration in ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Columbia researchers have identified brain injuries that may underlie hidden consciousness, a puzzling phenomenon in which brain-injured patients are unable to respond to simple commands, making them appear unconscious despite ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Scientists at Université Laval and the University of Lethbridge have succeeded in reversing certain cognitive manifestations associated with Alzheimer's disease in an animal model of the disease. Their results have been ...
Aug 10, 2023
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