Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage ...

The project combined thin-film graphene probes with implantable microelectronics, autonomous software, and surgical delivery ...

Dr. Roach explains prion diseases like CJD, which are rare, incurable, and fatal, while also advising a 71-year-old that ...

A large-scale study of proteins in blood and cerebrospinal fluid could pave the way for improved blood tests to diagnose multiple brain diseases — and potential early warning signs of disease risk — ...

It may feel like Alzheimer's suddenly appears in your 60s and 70s, but the changes behind it can actually start in your 30s or 40s. This makes those busy career-and-family years the best window we ...

MRI scans showing two brain lesions. The yellow arrow marks a lesion in the lower left temporal lobe surrounded by swelling, ...

Getting therapeutic drugs past the blood-brain barrier has long been one of medicine's most difficult challenges, limiting our ability to treat conditions like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease ...

A massive MRI study found that Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, and addiction are associated with distinct patterns of accelerated brain aging. The strongest ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered a previously unrecognized protective role for microglia, the brain's ...

UVA Health researchers are developing a potential new way to treat brain diseases using focused ultrasound. Researchers say ...

Kenneth Kendler, one of the most influential and prolific psychiatric researchers and historians of our time, recently published two articles examining the role of the brain in psychiatric disorders: ...