Concussions and repetitive head trauma in sports like football and boxing, once accepted as an unpleasant consequence of ...

A study using lab-made models of the brain suggests that a herpes virus may be a key link between concussions and dementia ...

Mutations in NPC1 cause Niemann-Pick Type C. Mice lacking NPC1 only in microglia have rampant neuroinflammation and impaired ...

New research has found that a common sexually transmitted infection could potentially inflict 'more harm' and 'accelerate ...

Mild traumatic brain injury leads to reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1, which may promote neurodegeneration and ...

Aging involves gradual functional decline across various biological systems, including impaired cellular mechanisms such as ...

Researchers uncover mechanisms that may connect the dots between trauma events and the emergence of disease. They point to ...

Clumping of the alpha-synuclein protein (aSN) has been known as a central player in diseases that break down the brain and its functions. Researchers have now demonstrated that natural aSN is an ...

2. The findings also revealed that Latinos with Alzheimer's disease experience the most severe impacts, suggesting that ...

A study seems to establish a link between oral herpes virus, which causes mouth cold sores, and Alzheimer’s disease. The study was published in Cell Reports on Jan. 2.

The following is a summary of “Effect of siponimod on retinal thickness, a marker of neurodegeneration, in participants with SPMS: Findings from the EXPAND OCT substudy,” published in the January 2025 ...

Worryingly, the team discovered that this STI may intensify the 'harm' and hasten the rate of 'neurodegeneration' among people afflicted by Alzheimer's. This revelation is particularly timely ...