Immune cells “sculpt” circuits in the brain by eating away excess connections Findings offer a fresh look at developmental and...
Study supports urate protection against Parkinson’s disease, hints at novel mechanism In vitro study indicates urate protection extends beyond antioxidant...
This family comprises a cluster of six genes that may be altered in neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s and Charcot-Marie-Tooth...
Yale researchers show in detail how three genes within human embryonic stem cells regulate development, a finding that increases understanding...
A new animal model of nerve injury has brought to light a critical role of an enzyme called Nmnat in...
Regular use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may be associated with a modest reduction in risk for developing Parkinson disease, particularly...
Molecular ‘tweezers’ break up toxic aggregations of proteins. Millions of people suffer from Parkinson’s disease, a disorder of the nervous...
Findings suggest new view of “mad cow” and other neurodegenerative diseases. Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research...
Treatments for Parkinson’s disease, estimated to affect 1 million Americans, have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of...
Welders who are exposed to manganese from welding fumes, risk developing increased clumsiness – and the result may remain decades...
Early changes to the inferior frontal junction observed in early dementias A key misplaced yet again? Unable to recall a...
Hippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...
