The field of neurodegenerative disease research is increasingly focused on the roles of the gut-brain axis and the gut microbiome in determining brain ...

The lack of effective treatments for neurodegenerative conditions and their associated burden on healthcare systems underscores the urgent need to identify new drug targets. Chronic neuroinflammation, ...

Researchers develop a 96% accurate AI-powered retinal scan to distinguish between Alzheimer’s and ALS by detecting specific protein deposits.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a potential new strategy to fight back against Alzheimer's and ...

Learn about gene expression studies in progressive supranuclear palsy in Mayo Clinic's Precision Medicine in Neurodegeneration Lab led by Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D., Ph.D.

In a recent review posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, scientists explore the utility of machine learning methods in the field of neurodegenerative disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment ...

With around six million tons of spent coffee grounds discarded each year, much of that dumped into landfills, there's growing interest in repurposing the everyday by-product for other uses, such as ...

The clumping of proteins is at the root of a wide range of neurodegenerative disorders that affect the brain, such as Alzheimer's and dementia. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have ...

Getting older is one of the biggest risks for these progressive diseases that degrade functions of the brain, the spine and the nervous system.

A new study establishes a link between specific bacteria species and physical manifestations of neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS affect ...

Aging is a major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, but the molecular mechanisms behind this relationship are not clear. In a recent study, researchers explored the role of PQBP3, a protein ...