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Neurodegeneration
“Neurotech is not just about the brain,” says Synchron CTO Riki Banerjee, explaining how their tech can help with paralysis, brain diseases, and beyond.
The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves.
“The field is endless, but my life is limited, as are all of ours. But you do what you can with your time,” says CSO Mart Saarma.
There is one obstacle that reliably blocks innovative ideas: how we fund science.
GLP-1 agonists may be able to treat addiction, prevent Alzheimer’s, and more.
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
The aging brain is networked differently.
Decades of Alzheimer's research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.
"Domesticated viral genes" may not be domesticated as scientists thought.
Pathogenic, self-propagating proteins called prions found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's are also found in Down syndrome patients.
"Jumping genes" exist in various forms, including as remnants of ancient retroviruses, and make up about 45% of the human genome.
How could we fight Alzheimer's with the body's own immunity?
A recent study reveals how nerve insulation becomes impaired in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
An independent researcher looks into why there's such strong opposition to her research.
Their neurons are very different from "normal" people.
The answer may depend on your lifestyle.
For over three decades, toxic proteins were believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease. However, recent studies suggest it might be metabolic reprogramming.
Noradrenaline-targeting drugs, including blood pressure, depression, and ADHD meds, improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms.
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.
Protein fibrils accumulate in the brain during neurodegeneration. Cryo-electron microscopy has now uncovered fibrils of an unexpected protein.
Older adults who napped at least once or for more than an hour a day had a 40% higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s than those who napped less.
Could we all attain this superpower?
Researchers look to an FDA-approved drug ingredient that can "scoop-up" and store cholesterol and possibly stave off post-stroke dementia.
The cause of Alzheimer's is still not fully understood, but we might be able to vaccinate against it anyway.