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New technique reveals insights into gut cell dynamics during inflammation

Cells within the intestines perform various roles including nutrient absorption, sensing, and maintaining homeostasis.

2 Apr 2024

Smartphone app shows promise in detecting early signs of frontotemporal dementia

UCSF-led research shows smartphone cognitive testing is comparable to gold-standard methods; may detect FTD in gene carriers before symptoms start.

1 Apr 2024

WHO calls for urgent action on rising neurological conditions worldwide

A major new study released by The Lancet Neurology shows that, in 2021, more than 3 billion people worldwide were living with a neurological condition.

30 Mar 2024

Research reveals genetic factors in cerebral palsy development

A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy.

29 Mar 2024

Research offers first insights into the mechanism behind synaptic development

The first analysis of how synaptic proteins change during early development reveals differences between mice and marmosets but also what's different in individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

28 Mar 2024

GPT-4 shows promise in locating brain lesions after stroke

Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred.

27 Mar 2024

Evolving brain sizes from 1930 to 1970 could signal decreased dementia risk, researchers say

Changes in skull and brain size, as well as the thickness of the cortex, across individuals born between the years 1930 and 1970.

27 Mar 2024

Study reveals risk factors for faster aging in the brain

The researchers had previously identified a 'weak spot' in the brain, which is a specific network of higher-order regions that not only develop later during adolescence, but also show earlier degeneration in old age.

27 Mar 2024

Xenotransplantation model used for studying microglial response to Alzheimer's disease

Microglia are specialized immune cells in the brain. While they normally protect our brains, they can also contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

27 Mar 2024

Hidden brain changes found to be common in people with a range of heart conditions

A new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of stroke and dementia are common in people with a range of heart conditions, regardless of whether they have experienced a stroke.

26 Mar 2024

Study identifies brain energy metabolism dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders

A global collaborative research group comprising 131 researchers from 105 laboratories across seven countries announces a groundbreaking research paper submitted to eLife.

26 Mar 2024

Migraines and other nontraditional factors linked to higher stroke risk in young adults

Adults younger than 35- to 45-years old may have a higher risk of developing a stroke from nontraditional risk factors such as migraines than from traditional risks like high blood pressure.

26 Mar 2024

Towards better diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders: Skin biopsy for α-synuclein detection proves effective

The positivity rate of cutaneous phosphorylated alpha-synuclein protein (P-SYN) deposition among individuals with dementia.

26 Mar 2024

Children with multiple sclerosis have better outcomes if treated early and with high-efficacy therapies

A ground-breaking study – the largest of its kind globally – has found children with multiple sclerosis (MS) have better outcomes if treated early and with the same high-efficacy therapies as adults.

25 Mar 2024

Novel treatment approach to halt epilepsy progression identified

Only a very small percentage of neurons show changes after an epileptic seizure in mice, but these alterations can be permanent and trigger future seizures that can affect the whole brain and lead to impaired cognition, like memory and learning, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

22 Mar 2024

Sexual harassment prevalent among new doctors in their first year, study reveals

More than half of all new doctors face some form of sexual harassment in their first year on the job, including nearly three-quarters of all new female doctors and a third of males, a new study finds.

22 Mar 2024

Study highlights global fertility decline and its implications for the future

The world is approaching a low-fertility future. Although by 2100 more than 97% of countries and territories will have fertility rates below what is necessary to sustain population size over time, comparatively high fertility rates in numerous low-income countries, predominantly in western and eastern sub-Saharan Africa, will continue to drive population increases in these locations throughout the century.

21 Mar 2024

Investigational gene therapy shows promise for rare childhood neurodegenerative disease

An investigational gene therapy for a rare neurodegenerative disease that begins in early childhood, known as giant axonal neuropathy (GAN), was well tolerated and showed signs of therapeutic benefit in a clinical trial led by the National Institutes of Health.

20 Mar 2024

Study finds higher burden of neurologic disease after influenza than COVID-19 hospitalization

People who have an influenza infection are more likely to need medical care for neurologic disorders within the next year than people who have a COVID-19 infection, according to a study published in the March 20, 2024, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Mar 2024

Skin biopsy test shows promise in diagnosing Parkinson's disease and synucleinopathies

In a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), neurologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) showed that a simple skin biopsy test detects an abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, the pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease and the subgroup of neurodegenerative disorders known as synucleinopathies, at high positivity rates.

20 Mar 2024

Neurology News and Research

Latest Neurology News and Research

New technique reveals insights into gut cell dynamics during inflammation

Smartphone app shows promise in detecting early signs of frontotemporal dementia

WHO calls for urgent action on rising neurological conditions worldwide

Research reveals genetic factors in cerebral palsy development

Research offers first insights into the mechanism behind synaptic development

GPT-4 shows promise in locating brain lesions after stroke

Evolving brain sizes from 1930 to 1970 could signal decreased dementia risk, researchers say

Study reveals risk factors for faster aging in the brain

Xenotransplantation model used for studying microglial response to Alzheimer's disease

Hidden brain changes found to be common in people with a range of heart conditions

Study identifies brain energy metabolism dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders

Migraines and other nontraditional factors linked to higher stroke risk in young adults

Towards better diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders: Skin biopsy for α-synuclein detection proves effective

Children with multiple sclerosis have better outcomes if treated early and with high-efficacy therapies

Novel treatment approach to halt epilepsy progression identified

Sexual harassment prevalent among new doctors in their first year, study reveals

Study highlights global fertility decline and its implications for the future

Investigational gene therapy shows promise for rare childhood neurodegenerative disease

Study finds higher burden of neurologic disease after influenza than COVID-19 hospitalization

Skin biopsy test shows promise in diagnosing Parkinson's disease and synucleinopathies

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