Neuroscience

New gene responsible for stroke discovered

Researchers have identified a new set of genes that may be responsible for the two most common and disabling neurological conditions, stroke and dementia.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Top researchers advocate united actions to fight Alzheimer's disease

To meet the challenge of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, a concerted effort and long-term economic commitment is needed, according to a new expert report by internationally leading researchers in the field. The journal ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Accuracy of dementia brain imaging must improve

MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Neuroscience

How a memory boost from exercising could pass on to your baby

We all know that exercise is good for our bodies, but current research is revealing that it is also good for our brains. Exercise has been shown to boost executive functions such as planning, working memory and multi-tasking.

Neuroscience

Gel reduced daily tremors in Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress)—An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease reduced by nearly two hours on average the period each day when medication failed to control patients' slowness and shaking, according to results from a ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Bolstering your brain against dementia

For years, the news about Alzheimer's and other dementia-related illness has been unrelentingly grim. We don't know many of the causes. We don't have a cure.

Neuroscience

Cannabis constituent has no effect on MS progression, study shows

The first large non-commercial clinical study to investigate whether the main active constituent of cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is effective in slowing the course of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), shows that ...

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