Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases

MeSH tree: C10.574

Sex differences in pain, inflammation and Alzheimer's disease

New evidence supports the idea that differences within and between sexes impact how neurological disorders progress and respond to treatment. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2026, the annual meeting of the Society ...

Hamster hibernation study offers clues to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have discovered that hibernation triggers changes in brain cells that partially resemble those in Alzheimer's disease. Studying golden hamsters, the team identified changes in gene expression ...

Smelling Parkinson's: From discovery to skin swab test

A retired nurse who noticed that people with Parkinson's had a distinct odor inspired Manchester scientists to explore changes in molecules on the skin's surface. Using a simple skin swab, they can detect about 15,000 molecular ...

First atlas tracks proteins that cross the blood-brain barrier

Your brain is protected by the blood-brain barrier—a network of cells in the brain's blood vessels that serves as a border between the brain and the rest of your bloodstream. But it's not just a barrier; it's a sophisticated ...

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