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Study reveals novel therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Health outcomes vary greatly among the approximately 1.5 million Americans who survive a traumatic brain injury each year. Not only can these injuries cause loss of coordination, depression, impulsivity, and difficulties concentrating, but they also increase the risk of getting dementia in
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Study finds function of little-understood synapse in brain
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers revealed the function of a little-known junction between cells in the brain, which could have important treatment implications for conditions ranging from multiple sclerosis to Alzheimer's disease to glioma, a type of brain cancer.
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Protein present in brain associated with frontotemporal dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A protein present in the brains of patients suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has been identified by an international team of researchers, which includes specialists from Indiana University School of Medicine. This finding opens up a new target for possible treatments for FTD.
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Coffee grounds can aid in the prevention of neurological problems
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's affect millions of people in the United States, and the cost of caring for people with these conditions totals hundreds of billions of dollars each year.
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Smaller hippocampus associated with cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With the development of new medications that can target the amyloid-beta plaques in the brain that are an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease, new methods for determining whether memory loss and thinking issues are caused by Alzheimer's disease or another neurodegenerative disease are requi
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Researchers find obesity associated with neurodegeneration via insulin res
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in the United States, led by Mroj Alassaf, have established a relationship between obesity and neurodegenerative illnesses like as Alzheimer's disease.
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Obesity linked to neurodegeneration through insulin resistance, find resea
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in the United States, led by Mroj Alassaf, have established a relationship between obesity and neurodegenerative illnesses like as Alzheimer's disease. The study, which used the common fruit fly, found that a high-sugar diet -- a hall
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Study sheds more light on early interventions for Huntington's disease
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Huntington's disease is the most prevalent neurodegenerative ailment caused by a single gene, with motor and cognitive abnormalities as well as behavioural symptoms. There are no medicines that can stop or reverse the condition at the moment, but new research from Boston Children's Hospital
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Dr Kamakshi Memorial Hospital, Chennai Launches Parkinson's Support Group
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 21: In a significant step towards providing comprehensive care for individuals battling Parkinson’s disease, Dr Kamakshi Memorial Hospitals, Pallikaranai, Chennai announced the launch of the Parkinson’s Support Group. Parkinson’s, a chronic neurodegene
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Study finds how mutant protein can invade brain
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In many neurodegenerative diseases, aberrant proteins build up and spread throughout the brain over time. But aggregation or propagation—which comes first? Japanese researchers offer some fresh perspectives on the mechanism underlying Parkinson's illness. In a study published recently in C
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Israel: Remarkable protein may unlock future treatments for neurodegenerat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Israeli scientists have identified a protein could potentially unlock treatments for neurodegenerative diseases by facilitating nerve cell repair in the peripheral nervous system.
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Study finds new genetic mutation source for neurodegenerative diseases
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers have identified a further possible origin for the genetic abnormalities that give rise to uncommon diseases like Huntington's disease (HD).
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