Degeneration of neurons associated with wakefulness, and not a lack of sleep, makes Alzheimer's patients more drowsy. The degeneration of these neurons is caused by the tau protein. In PSP, the damage to the neurons was associated with symptoms of sleep deprivation.
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.
Cells that drive myelin repair become less efficient due to aging. Myelin loss results in cognitive decline and is central to a number of neurodegenerative diseases.
A new study reports Parkinson's patients who take dopamine agonists are more likely to develop impulse control disorders.
Despite speculation that inflammation associated with the shingles virus can increase dementia risk, researchers found little evidence to substantiate the claim.
Researchers have developed a new method to transplant neural stem cells into mice without the need for lifelong anti-rejection medications.
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A new machine learning algorithm was able to predict, with 98% accuracy, which patients would develop Alzheimer's disease, six years prior to diagnosis by analyzing PET brain scans.
Researchers suggest measuring blood flow in the brain could be an easy and noninvasive way to predict hemorrhage or stroke in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support though ECMO technique.
A new study reports the number of people living with dementia globally more than doubled between 1990 and 2016. By 2050, more than 100 million people could be living with dementia related diseases, researchers report. The study suggests people could avoid the risk of developing dementia by maintaining a healthy weight, eating a healthy diet and monitoring blood pressure.
Study raises further concern about exposure to air pollution and Alzheimer's development.
A novel surgical technique that connects functioning nerves with injured nerves helps restore function to paralyzed muscles. Following surgery, 13 young adults with tetraplegia now have restored hand and elbow function, allowing them to feed themselves, hold a drink and write.
Women who carry the KCNG4 gene experience less pain during childbirth than women who do not have the genetic variant.
Intercepting CCL2 with specific antibodies may provide an early intervention for chronic neuropathic pain.