Many but not all findings have coalesced around an integrated concept that the amyloid and tau deposits Alzheimer described are the principal basis for a slow degeneration of neurons underlying ...

Here's what macular degeneration is, what causes it and how you can expect it to be treated if it affects you or a loved one. Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration ...

But he implied that only misguided contrarians could dispute that lecanemab established the amyloid hypothesis as fact, and that such drugs would illuminate the path to solve the Alzheimer’s puzzle.

Fibroid degeneration occurs when a uterine fibroid outgrows its limited blood supply and begins to die. Fibroids are benign uterine growths made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue. Some people ...

With the first amyloid-targeting drug now approved for Alzheimer’s disease, Alnylam has presented preliminary clinical results with a new candidate that could potentially be dosed as ...

OBJECTIVE Vitamin B 12 deficiency is a systemic disease that often affects the nervous system. One of the most prevalent manifestations is subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord. To ...

Neurodegeneration refers to the progressive atrophy and loss of function of neurons, which is present in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease ...

During her talk, Rice had described how a peptide called amyloid precursor protein (APP) gets broken down in the brain into ... as embryos but normal levels as adults show abnormal brain development ...

Neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by the progressive degeneration of the structure and function of the central nervous system or peripheral ...