From impairing nervous system function and changing bacterial communities in the microbiome to increasing oxidative stress and inflammation, researchers report on the ways in which exposure to chemical pollution harms the body.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Huntington’s Disease Driven by Slowed Protein-Building Machinery in Cells
The mutated huntingtin protein slows ribosome movement and decreases protein synthesis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Test Enables Rapid Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment as Well as Dementia
A new computerized assessment appears to be effective in screening for mild cognitive impairment and dementia within five minutes.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: mRNA Vaccine Developed to Treat MS-Like Condition in Mice
When injected with the new mRNA vaccine, mice with multiple sclerosis-like symptoms developed less severe symptoms than would normally occur.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Potential for Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers modified NG2 glial cells in the central nervous system into new neurons to promote recovery following spinal cord injury.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Way to Halt Excessive Inflammation
The protein Arginase-2 works through mitochondria to reduce inflammation. The findings could lead to new treatments for diseases associated with neuroinflammation, including multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Retinal Implants Can Give Artificial Vision to the Blind
A new retinal implant that works in conjunction with camera-equipped smart glasses and a microcomputer provides blind people with “artificial vision” by stimulating retinal cells.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Large Number of COVID-19 Survivors Will Experience Cognitive Complications
Study reveals a significant number of COVID-19 survivors suffer from a range of neuropsychological and cognitive problems following recovery. Coronavirus survivors report experiencing PTSD, depression, memory impairments, and attention impairments upon…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: AI Helps With Drug Repurposing for Alzheimer’s
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence algorithm designed to examine existing drugs as potential Alzheimer’s treatments.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Immune Cells in Blood Influence the Brain During Early Development of Parkinson’s Disease
Study reveals the immune system constantly communicates with the brain during the early developmental phase of Parkinson’s disease. Changes in the immune system influence the condition of neurons.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A New Cell Type Implicated in Chronic Pain and Inflammation
MRC1+ macrophages are dysfunctional in animal models of neuropathic pain. Stimulating the expression of the anti-inflammatory protein CD163 reduced signs of neuroinflammation in the spinal cords of mice with neuropathic pain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Smoking Cessation Drug May Treat Parkinson’s in Women
A smoking cessation drug called cytisine may be a helpful new tool for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in women. Cytisine was found to reduce the loss of dopamine neurons. The effect was more pronounced when estrogen was present.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Golf May Have More Benefit for Parkinson’s Than Tai Chi
For Parkinson’s patients, golf is better than tai chi at improving movement and balance.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sesame Seed Shell Byproduct Sesaminol is a Parkinson’s Disease’s Surprise Medicine
Sesaminol, a chemical byproduct of sesame seed shells, has neuroprotective properties against Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Why the APOE4 Gene Enhances Alzheimer’s Risk
APOE4 affects lipid metabolism, but taking choline supplements may help protect carriers from developing Alzheimer’s disease and slow cognitive decline.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Drug Target Could Fight Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
The SARM1 protein triggers a cascade of degeneration associated with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers hope new drugs can be developed to directly target this protein to fight neurodegeneration.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Could Rising Temperatures Send More People With MS to the Hospital?
During anomalously warm weather, people with multiple sclerosis have a 4% increased risk of having an emergency department visit. 3% of MS patients had an increased risk of inpatient hospital stays.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Potential Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Found Safe and Effective in Animals
A new drug modulates, rather than inhibits, a key enzyme implicated in the formation of Alzheimer’s related plaques.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Can Cannabis Use Lead to Rebound Headaches for People With Migraine?
People who use cannabis to help manage the pain associated with chronic migraine are six times more likely to suffer from rebound headaches, or medication overuse headaches, than those who do not use marijuana.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Addressing a Complex World of Pain in a Single Gene Difference
Researchers say it is essential to analyze individual influences to better understand disparities in treatment and personal experience of sickle cell anemia.
