Archive: 12/01/2018

Researcher discovers commonalities in brains of people with HD and PD

A new study strongly suggests that the brains of people who have died of Huntington's disease (HD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) show a similar response to a lifetime of neurodegeneration, despite being two very distinct diseases.

Jan 12, 2018

Newborn immune activation may have long-term negative impact on brain function

McLean Hospital neuroscientists have found that even a brief episode of immune system activation within days of birth can cause persistent changes in sleep patterns concurrent with increases in epilepsy-like brain activity—a ...

Jan 12, 2018