Tag: Neurodegenerative diseases
Head injury is associated with doubled mortality rate long-term
Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the.
Study shows how iron dysregulation might contribute to neurodegenerative diseases
Past neuroscience research consistently found a link between deviations from the “normal” iron metabolism, also.
‘Smart patch’ could be used to detect Alzheimer’s
A leading Swansea University scientist has developed a new “smart patch” that can detect proinflammatory.
Researchers stimulate neuroprotection and optic nerve regeneration in mouse models of glaucoma
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness due to optic nerve damage and the.
Looking for an early sign of LATE: New insights into the pathology
Limbic predominate age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy or LATE is a recently recognized form of dementia that.
Laying the groundwork for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases using RNA
Researchers from the Neurobiology of miRNA team coordinated by Davide De Pietri Tonelli at the.
Why does the Alzheimer’s brain become insulin-resistant?
As the population ages, the number of people with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, increases. Approximately 75,000.
Effects of antidepressant drugs taken during pregnancy are poorly understood, scientists note
Depression affects 10%-16% of pregnant women worldwide. Most get better with the help of antidepressant.
Detecting Alzheimer’s disease in the blood
Researchers from Hokkaido University and Toppan have developed a method to detect build-up of amyloid.
Repeated infections associated with increased risk of some neurodegenerative diseases
Infections treated with specialty hospital care in early- and mid-life are associated with an increased.