Many brain diseases—including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson's Disease, ALS, and others—have no cure. However, they can often be treated and the effects managed.

Alzheimer’s disease may cause degeneration of neurons in the brain through amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, inflammation, and brain atrophy. The condition may affect different parts of ...

With millions of people needing an effective treatment, why are researchers still fumbling in this quest for a cure for what is arguably one of the most important diseases confronting humankind? For ...

6, 2024 — Researchers have unraveled how immune cells called microglia can transform and drive harmful processes like neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease. ... New Brain Mapping Technique ...

Alzheimer's Disease May Damage the Brain in Two Phases Oct. 15, 2024 — Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping tools.

It's related to a disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Both disorders are universally fatal brain diseases caused by a prion. A prion is a protein particle that lacks DNA ...

These brain organoids mimic real disease processes, allowing scientists to observe mitochondrial dysfunction and test potential treatments. Beyond epilepsy, the research could improve understanding of ...

"This development has the potential to advance treatments for a broad range of brain diseases." Next, the investigators plan to conduct further studies in large animal models to validate the ...

NEW YORK — There is a protective wall that keeps harmful substances from reaching your brain. Unfortunately, it also prevents life-saving medicines from reaching their destination as well.

Alzheimer's is a specific brain disease marked by symptoms of dementia that gradually get worse over time. Alzheimer's disease first affects the part of the brain associated with learning ...

A mysterious brain disease has caused 40 deaths and plagued hundreds of people in a small community for more than a decade. The new leader of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, Premier ...