Atherosclerosis, commonly referred to as "hardening of the arteries," is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. The cause of atherosclerosis is not well understood but, for some time, chronic inflammatory immune ...
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An international panel of experts led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), under the umbrella of the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, has produced ...
Jul 5, 2024
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Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. The Centers ...
Jan 22, 2013
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The pathology of Parkinson's disease is characterized by a loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra (SN), an area of the brain associated with motor control, along with the development ...
Jan 9, 2012
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In patients with early Alzheimer's disease, disruptions in brain networks emerge about the same time as chemical markers of the disease appear in the spinal fluid, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in ...
Aug 19, 2013
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Findings by researchers from Germany support the view that hyperactive immune cells in the brain can have a protective effect in the course of neurodegenerative diseases. Experts from Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative ...
Feb 14, 2022
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Scotland and Germany have discovered a molecular mechanism that shows promise for developing a cure for Huntington's Disease (HD).
Feb 27, 2013
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A recent study from the lab of the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Director Linda Van Eldik, Ph.D., centers around the idea that various anti-inflammatory drugs could be effective treatments for Alzheimer's ...
Jul 17, 2023
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What causes brain damage and inflammation in severe cases of Gaucher disease? Little is known about the events that lead to brain pathology in some forms of the disease, and there is currently no treatment available – a ...
Jan 19, 2014
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A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a new study led ...
Jul 2, 2024
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