Having 35 copies of the CAG triplet in the gene that causes Huntington’s disease is not a problem. Inheriting 40 could be a ...

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating, progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects about 7 million ...

Alzheimer's disease is likely caused by stalled protein processing in the brain, according to a new study.

Would HSV-1 wake up and start the process of neurodegeneration?" The link between HSV-1 and Alzheimer's disease was first suggested by co-author Ruth Itzhaki, Visiting Professorial Fellow at Oxford ...

New research has found that a common sexually transmitted infection could potentially inflict 'more harm' and 'accelerate ...

The sponginess of the environment where human embryonic stem cells are growing affects the type of specialized cells they eventually become. Alzheimer's disease, the primary cause of dementia in the ...

Recent studies reveal that while manganese is crucial for health, its excess can lead to neurological disorders similar to ...

A new study reveals that biotin, a B vitamin, could shield the brain from damage caused by chronic manganese exposure, which ...

Researchers have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team showed that gene ...

In children with NPC, the microglial marker TSPO tracks with neurodegeneration. Siblings with the same mutation can have different symptoms and ages of onset. It never occurred to the family that both ...

Scientists demonstrated the potential of wearable technology to predict cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment, which impacts over 15% of older adults worldwide, via ...