Imaging technique uncovers how copper imbalance may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases
Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, a University of Houston chemist is uncovering how copper imbalances in the body…
Study Reveals How Excess Iron in Neurons Weakens Brain Defences Against Stressors, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: Researchers have found that excess iron in neurons could lower the brain cells’ defences, increasing vulnerability…
Keto Diet May Help Protect Against Multiple Brain Diseases, Study Finds
A diet designed for weight loss could offer a different bonus benefit, according to a new review. Researchers…
How the immune system may influence Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and related diseases
A sweeping review shows how the brain’s immune defenses can both fight and fuel neurodegeneration, revealing why timing,…
Gladstone investigator wins MIND Prize to decode hidden Alzheimer’s genetics
Gladstone Institutes investigator Ryan Corces, PhD, has been named a 2026 winner of the Pershing Square Foundation’s MIND Prize, a…
New AI blood test can help detect several brain diseases at once
Memory loss can point in more than one direction. A patient may seem to fit Alzheimer’s disease, only…
New study identifies specific brain cells most vulnerable to ALS and dementia
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) belong to a spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases with overlapping symptoms,…
Scientists map epigenetic changes across aging brain cells
Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer’s to Parkinson’s…
Grant supports research into how microglia may spread toxic tau in Alzheimer’s
A researcher with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio has…
Regular aerobic exercise slows a key marker of brain aging in midlife
A year of consistent aerobic activity didn’t just boost fitness; it shifted MRI-based brain age in early to…
MIT researchers map dynamic fuzzy coat surrounding tau protein fibrils
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the clumping of proteins called Tau, which form tangled fibrils…
Opposing protein forces fine tune mRNA stability in human cells
A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and disorders…