neurodegenerative disease

Neuron damage and death in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases may be preventable by targeting a shared cause of inflammation. View original article Contributor:

Alexithymia is where a person has trouble recognizing and describing their emotions. Here, we give an overview of alexithymia and its links with mental health conditions and autism. View original article Contributor:

New evidence suggests that managing blood pressure may help slow down the progression of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. View original article Contributor:

New research identifies which sounds are unbearable for the human brain and explains why we perceive them as such, uncovering complex neural connections. View original article Contributor:

A new study suggests that people with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s have distinct walking patterns that may match cognitive and disease changes. View original article Contributor:

New research in mice singles out a group of neurons that may be responsible for our forgetting unnecessary information during the dreaming stage of sleep. View original article Contributor:

New research finds that distractions can change people’s perceptions of reality, raising interesting questions about what we remember. View original article Contributor:

New research investigates the benefits of an at-home computer game exercising program for people living with Parkinson’s disease. View original article Contributor:

A clinical trial has found that an innovative electromagnetic therapy device significantly reduced memory loss in seven out of the eight participants. View original article Contributor:

A new proof-of-concept study finds that people with Alzheimer’s biomarkers in the brain who exercise frequently experience slower deterioration. View original article Contributor: