MeSH tree: C23.550.470.544
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, live an average of only three years after symptoms begin, though some can survive closer to 10 years. What drives these differences in survival has ...
May 14, 2026
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is most prevalent in Northern Europe and Canada, and more common in the northernmost latitudes. In recent years, the number of cases has grown, particularly among women. The disease causes the patient's ...
May 4, 2026
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A study led by Rafael Gallareto-Sande, a predoctoral researcher at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), provides new insights into a network of tiny blood vessels within the cranial bones ...
May 1, 2026
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For nearly 25 years, scientists believed they knew what caused the most severe form of narcolepsy. A new UCLA Health study now suggests they were only half correct. In a study published in Nature Communications, UCLA Health ...
Apr 30, 2026
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The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of evidence has shown that in Alzheimer's disease, those immune cells are chronically overactivated, causing inflammation that ...
Apr 25, 2026
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition estimated to affect approximately 1 in 100 children worldwide. This condition is characterized by differences in how people communicate and interact with others, ...
An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed by environmental risk (air pollution, public housing conditions) and protective factors (socioeconomic ...
Apr 3, 2026
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Two new studies from the UC Davis MIND Institute examined regulatory T cells (Tregs) and their potential role in neuroinflammation and behavioral changes associated with autism. Tregs act as immune system "brakes," calming ...
Apr 2, 2026
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For patients with cancer and brain metastases (BM) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality, according to a research letter ...
Mar 13, 2026
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how calcium signaling channels in microglia—the primary immune cells of the brain—regulate neuroinflammation and promote the development of behaviors associated with affective ...
Mar 12, 2026
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