Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Seizures late in life may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease

Patients with epilepsy who had amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) or Alzheimer disease (AD) presented earlier with cognitive decline than patients who did not have epilepsy, according to a report published by JAMA ...

Genetics

Genetic mutation linked to hereditary spastic paraplegia

A genetic mutation in the SPTSSA gene is identified as the cause of hereditary spastic paraplegia, a rare disease that causes progressive weakness, stiffness and spasticity in the lower extremities, according to a study published ...

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Asian origins of Machado-Joseph disease revealed

(Medical Xpress) -- Knowledge of a disease prevalent among Northern Territory Indigenous communities has been overhauled thanks to research contributed by the University of Sydney's Garth Nicholson.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Discovery of a potential therapeutic target for ALS

University of Malta researchers have discovered a potential new drug target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a new study published in the Neurobiology of Aging journal.

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