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…
A light-activated morphine derivative relieves pain in mice
Medicinal chemists and pharmacologists have shed a lot of solvent in the quest to develop a painkiller…
A protective brain enzyme may counteract aging-associated cognitive decline
Cinzia Vicidomini, PhD, and Amar Sahay, PhD, of the Mass General Brigham Department of Psychiatry, the Harvard Stem…
Experts call for lifelong care after brain and spinal injuries
In a new paper published in The Lancet Neurology, “Reframing traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury as…
Palantir CEO says only trade workers or those with neurodivergence will succeed in the AI era
From Gen Z to baby boomers, workers across industries are on the hunt for ways to future-proof their…
Sutter Health care model safely expands local Alzheimer’s treatment
A multidisciplinary care model developed across Sutter Health helped general neurologists address a practical challenge facing health systems…
Could Alzheimer’s disease be treated by surgery? Scientists want to find out.
The videos are astonishing. In one scene, a senior Chinese woman appears lost in the wilderness of dementia,…
Optogenetics restores some vision in small study
Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is focused on boys’ and men’s health: She looks into reproductive health, trending treatments, screening…
Higher daily step counts linked to better teenage mental health
Every extra walk to school, kickabout in the park or trip to the shops could be doing more…
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…
Scientists discover metabolite fueling aggressive brain tumor growth
Virtually all high-grade, aggressive gliomas in adults accumulate massive amounts of a metabolite called guanidinoacetate (GAA) that overstimulates…