Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study suggests a nasal spray developed to target neuroinflammation could one day be an effective treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). By studying the effects of the ...

Whether mice persist with a task, explore new options or give up comes down to the activity of three types of neuron in the brain ... midbrain region called the lateral habenula was involved ...

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The early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through the detection of p-tau proteins in the blood is less disease-specific ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used ...

Researchers have revealed neural circuits in the brainstem that are crucially involved in implementing decisions by ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is marked by fasciculation, spasticity and progressive weakness of muscles, and results in difficulty speaking ...

For the early detection of Alzheimer's disease, so-called p-tau proteins in the blood are not as disease-specific as ...

Experts warn that difficulty swallowing, producing excess saliva or even drooling could be a sign of motor neurone disease ...

Mar. 6, 2025 — Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and related brain inflammation in older adults, a new study in rats ...