FeaturedNeurology·January 6, 2016·3 min readA (Virtual) World Without Parkinson’sResearchers explore how people with Parkinson's disease make use of online, virtual reality environments.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 5, 2016·4 min readEasy To Follow Diet Proven to Lower Alzheimer’s RiskA diet that helps lower the risks of Alzheimer's disease by as much as 53 percent has been ranked the easiest to follow and second best overall diet for 2016.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 5, 2016·5 min readNew Insights Into Parkinson’s Traveling ProteinAccording to a new study, one of the main proteins involved in Parkinson's disease does not behave like a prion.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 4, 2016·3 min readAnticholinergic Drugs Do Not Increase Dementia Risk in Parkinson’sA new study reports Parkinson's patients who take anticholinergic medications show no significant decline in cognitive performance from those who do not take the medications.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 4, 2016·1 min readNew Vaccine Against Alzheimer’s Protein to Enter Clinical TrialA new treatment developed to help clear tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease is entering into early stage clinical trials.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 4, 2016·3 min readSynthetic Prion Series CreatedResearcher report they have successfully created synthetic prions which act like biological prions.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·December 31, 2015·5 min readStudy Opens New Doors for ALS Drug DiscoveryResearchers pin down the structure of toxic clumps of a protein associated with a large number of ALS cases. The findings could help open the door to developing new drugs to treat the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 28, 2015·3 min readLink Between Increased Parkinson’s Disease Risk and Hepatitis C DiscoveredA new study reports people with hepatitis C may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 21, 2015·4 min readPredicting Who May Develop Alzheimer’s, and Who May NotBiochemical differences may predict who will, or will not, develop Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·December 21, 2015·4 min readSlowing Alzheimer’s by Speeding Up Brain’s Waste DisposalResearchers identify a therapeutic target for clearing toxic proteins in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·December 15, 2015·5 min readStress Increases Alzheimer’s Risk in Older PeopleA new study reports stress in older people increases the risk for mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 9, 2015·2 min readGut Bacteria Make Pomegranate Metabolites That May Protect Against Alzheimer’sUrolithins, compounds which are created when the gut breaks down polyphenols in pomegranate extract, may protect against Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
