Probing What Fuels “Runaway Train” of Autoimmune Diseases
According to researchers, rogue B cells can trigger an override that may be responsible for autoimmune attacks and diseases.... Read More...
Neurology
– These articles focus mainly on neurology research.
– What is neurology?
– Definition of neurology: a science involved in the study of the nervous systems, especially of the diseases and disorders affecting them.
– Neurology research can include information involving brain research, neurological disorders, medicine, brain cancer, peripheral nervous systems, central nervous systems, nerve damage, brain tumors, seizures, neurosurgery, electrophysiology, BMI, brain injuries, paralysis and spinal cord treatments.
Which Genetic Marker Is the Ring Leader in the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease?
Researchers have implicated TOMM40, a gene adjacent to APOE on chromosome 19, in the development of Alzheimer's disease. TOMM40, researchers report, plays a significant role in the decline of verbal learning after the age of 60.... Read More...
Genes Fueling Neuroblastoma Spread Identified
A new study reveals how LMO1 works wih the MYCN gene to fuel the spread of neuroblastoma brain cancer.... Read More...
Correcting the Record on Relative Alzheimer’s Risk Between Men and Women
A new JAMA Neurology study reveals that, for the most part, both white males and females aged between 55 and 85 with a genetic vulnerability have the same odds of developing Alzheimer's. However, women are at significantly greater risk of developing the disease during their mid 60's to mid 70's.... Read More...
New Tools May Reveal How Alzheimer’s Affects the Brain at Different Ages
Researchers at Lund University have developed a new imaging method that can help doctors detect and track Alzheimer's disease in people of different ages more effectively.... Read More...
How Estrogen May Stop Infection Induced Brain Inflammation
A new study reports estrogen synthesis may help to prevent neuroinflammation caused by infection in other areas of the body. Estrogen synthesis is a natural occurring process in the brains of specific song birds.... Read More...
Virus Hijacks Cell’s Transportation System
According to a PNAS study, the RNAs of tick borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) are transported from the cell body to dendrites. The viral RNAs then reproduce the viruses within the dendrites, disturbing neural activity.... Read More...
Patient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain Tumor
A musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.... Read More...
Altered Gut Microbiome Could Indicate Parkinson’s Disease
Even during early stages of the disease, gut bacteria in those with Parkinson's differs significantly from those without the disease, a new study reports.... Read More...
Less REM Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of Dementia
A new study in Neurology reports people who don't get enough REM sleep may face a higher risk of developing dementia. Researchers noted people who developed dementia spent 17% of their time in REM sleep compared to 20% of time in REM sleep for those without the neurodegenerative disease.... Read More...
Delving Into Dopamine
Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.... Read More...
Leprosy Turns the Immune System Against Itself
Researchers reveal the mechanism behind leprosy's destructive effect on the body and note the disease may share common characteristics with multiple sclerosis.... Read More...