UCL launches landmark trial of Alzheimer’s blood test
A major UCL-led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a simple blood test,…
Personalized form of electric brain stimulation shows promise for treating depression
A more precise and personalized form of electric brain stimulation may be a more effective and faster treatment…
Purpose in Life Linked to 28% Lower Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
A UC Davis study shows that a strong sense of purpose may lower the risk of dementia and…
New Diet Slows Growth of Deadliest Brain Tumors in Mice
Scientists have uncovered how deadly brain tumors hijack the body’s energy sources, and found that tweaking diet may…
Collaborative Strategies to Enhance Care and Data Sharing in LGS
WATCH TIME: 3 minutes | Captions are auto-generated and may contain errors. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare…
Impaired Kidney Function Leads to Greater Recurrent Stroke Risk, Study Suggests
A pooled analysis of patient data from the MICON international collaboration revealed that among patients with ischemic stroke…
Cytoprotective Agent RNS60 Receives Fast Track Designation for Ischemic Stroke Treatment
In recent news, the FDA has granted fast track designation to Revalesio’s RNS60, an oxygen-supersaturated saline solution with…
Reaction and Significance of Fremanezumab’s Expanded Indication in Pediatric Migraine: Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD
WATCH TIME: 3 minutes “For many years, we had no proven treatments for children and teenagers with migraine.…
Common Pesticide Linked to “Remarkably Widespread” Brain Abnormalities in Children
Researchers have linked prenatal exposure to the common insecticide chlorpyrifos with lasting disruptions in brain development and motor…
NPTX2 Identified as Synaptic Biomarker Implicated in ALS Survival, Disease Progression
A recently published study found that serum neuronal pentraxin 2 (NPTX2) levels, quantified using the Lumipulse, are associated…
Clinical characteristics of hypertrophic olivary degeneration following brainstem or cerebellar hemorrhage
Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration (HOD) is a form of transsynaptic degeneration caused by lesions in the dentato-rubro-olivary pathway. It…
New perspectives on molecular mechanisms underlying exercise-induced benefits in Parkinson’s disease
Poewe, W. et al. Parkinson disease. Nat. Rev. Dis. Prim. 3, 17013 (2017). PubMed Google Scholar Stocchi, F.…