The pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's disease is becoming an increasingly competitive and contentious quest, with recent ...

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

Five hundred people in the Canadian province of New Brunswick were diagnosed with a "mystery brain disorder" that resembled prion disease; a 2025 study offered explanations, but some patients rejected ...

By analyzing brain activity in mice, they determined that a fat molecule called PIP2 acts as a brake on Piezo1. When brain ...

High levels of calcium are toxic to cells and contribute to loss of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. A new JCI Insight study identifies a mechanism through which the young brain protects itself against ...

Hemoglobin could hold the key to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. The protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen in the body could play a potentially game-changing—and ...

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No standard treatments for the sometimes deadly disorder have been developed, but that may change due to the newly published ...

The family of Andre Yarham, who died of frontotemporal dementia, hopes his brain can help scientific research. He is ...

Researchers have discovered a brain activity pattern that can predict which people with mild cognitive impairment are likely ...

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve ...

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