Can GLP-1 Drugs Treat Parkinson’s Disease? What Research Shows
IntroductionTargeting the biological drivers of PDHow GLP-1 drugs may protect dopaminergic neuronsEarly evidence of neuroprotectionClinical trial evidenceInsights from…
Could the Mediterranean diet protect the brain through the gut?
From microbial metabolites to inflammation and the blood-brain barrier, researchers trace how Mediterranean eating could influence neurodegeneration, while…
NSF awards $19 million to build 3D biological observatory for revealing life’s smallest structures
How does learning change the wiring of your brain? How does a shark’s eye make sense of its…
Landmark map of human brain’s gene activity holds clues to Alzheimer’s disease and more
A detailed brain map describes gene activity in neurons (artist’s illustration) as well as immune and vascular cells…
Map of brain ‘microproteins’ could offer new clues to Alzheimer’s disease
Mapping microproteins in the brain might help to understand, and treat, Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Zephyr/SPL More than 1,000 previously…
Teitur Trophics reports positive phase 1 data for Parkinson’s peptide
Why it matters: Parkinson’s treatments can help manage symptoms, but none has been shown to slow or stop…
Scientists traced a hidden immune route that may worsen tau-linked brain damage
Researchers traced an immune pathway from brain-draining lymph nodes to tau-affected tissue, revealing how peripheral immune activity may…
Brain organoids reveal how Alu-mediated gene deletion can lead to neurodegeneration
Brain diseases, including dementia, have long been studied using experimental animals such as mice. However, differences between the…
Disrupted brain-immune signaling may help drive neurodegeneration
From gut-primed T cells to microglial signaling and persistent gene-regulatory states, researchers map an intricate immune network that…
Study connects late-life psychosis to abnormal tau protein buildup
Hallucinations and delusions that appear for the first time in midlife or later are often treated as psychiatric…
AI redesign helps enzymes evolve beyond natural limits
By stabilizing enzyme starting points before evolution, researchers opened new mutational routes for engineering highly specific proteases, including…
Frequent TV watching links to higher white matter lesion volume
A 24-year ARIC analysis suggests that the setting in which people sit may matter for brain measures linked…