A small feasibility study found that an implanted device regulated by brain activity could provide continual and improved treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in certain people with the disorder. …
New research suggests that the response of immune cells inside the protective covering surrounding the brain may contribute to the cognitive decline that can occur in a person with chronic hypertension. …
For the first time, researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused by stroke or limb amputation (phantom limb pain). …
Two studies add to growing evidence that connects disruptions in the gut microbiome to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). …
By studying lab-grown neurons derived from skin or blood cells of ALS patients researchers have found a possible starting point for the dysfunction that causes the disease. …
Preclinical study suggests optic nerve activity promotes the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer predisposition syndrome. …
Study links a form of childhood ALS to mutations in a lipid synthesis gene and maps out a genetic therapy. …
Postmortem imaging study uncovers blood vessel damage and inflammation in the brains of COVID-19 patients. …
Mouse study links high sodium consumption with a group of dementias. …
In a study of mice and human brain tumors researchers at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, searched for new treatments by exploring the reasons why some patients with gliomas live remarkably longer …
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