You may already know that good sleep habits have been linked to better brain health ― including, potentially, a lower ...
Concussions and repetitive head trauma in sports like football and boxing, once accepted as an unpleasant consequence of ...
Can head trauma cause Alzheimer’s? Yes, by reactivating dormant brain viruses like HSV-1, triggering inflammation and ...
Mild traumatic brain injury leads to reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1, which may promote neurodegeneration and ...
Mutations in NPC1 cause Niemann-Pick Type C. Mice lacking NPC1 only in microglia have rampant neuroinflammation and impaired ...
A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia ...
Aging involves gradual functional decline across various biological systems, including impaired cellular mechanisms such as ...
Clumping of the alpha-synuclein protein (aSN) has been known as a central player in diseases that break down the brain and its functions. Researchers have now demonstrated that natural aSN is an ...
2. The findings also revealed that Latinos with Alzheimer's disease experience the most severe impacts, suggesting that ...
The following is a summary of “Effect of siponimod on retinal thickness, a marker of neurodegeneration, in participants with SPMS: Findings from the EXPAND OCT substudy,” published in the January 2025 ...
A study seems to establish a link between oral herpes virus, which causes mouth cold sores, and Alzheimer’s disease. The study was published in Cell Reports on Jan. 2.
Neurodegeneration refers to the progressive atrophy and loss of function of neurons, which is present in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Lefebvre ...