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12/13/18
Swarming Behavior Discovered in Fish-Dwelling Parasite
A routine check revealed a previously undocumented behavior in the intestinal parasite
12/03/18
Distinguishing Child Polio-Like Illness from Similar Diseases
11/02/18
Road to Cell Death More Clearly Identified for Parkinson’s Disease
A pathway toward cellular death named for Thanatos identified by researchers as a key driver of nerve cell degradation in Parkinson’s disease
10/17/18
Deep Brain Stimulation for Alzheimer’s Not for Everyone
Patients with late-onset Alzheimer’s may show some long-term benefit, but none for early-onset
10/11/18
Polio-Like Illness Outbreak in Children, Expert Available
Carlos Pardo-Villamizar can comment on acute flaccid myelitis
09/27/18
Medical-Records Study Links Dementia-Related Brain Changes to Hospital Stays For Critical Illness
Shrinkage of Brain Structures Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease Tied to Critical Illness and Infection
09/05/18
Tau Interferes with Nuclear Transport in Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have found that the nuclear pore complex is defective in animal and human Alzheimer’s disease cells
08/29/18
Restless Legs Syndrome Brain Stimulation Study Supports Motor Cortex ‘Excitability’ as A Cause
Experiments with patients suggest brain stimulation may be a viable treatment
07/17/18
Majority of Older Adults with Probable Dementia Are Likely Unaware They Have It, Study Suggests
Less education and unaccompanied medical visits linked to lack of formal diagnosis or awareness of diagnosis
07/02/18
Mid- to Late-Life Increases in Marker of Chronic Inflammation Tied to Dementia
Chronic inflammation are linked to visible structural changes in the brains of people with poor cognition and dementia
07/02/18
Experimental Drug Stops Parkinson’s Disease Progression in Mice
Researchers say they have developed an experimental drug that slows the progression of Parkinson’s disease itself
03/15/18
Faulty Cellular Membrane "Mix" Linked To Parkinson’s Disease
Using human brain cells, researchers piece together the cellular mechanisms that cause plaques to form in the brain
01/22/18
A Method to Measure Diagnostic Errors from Big Data Could be Key to Preventing Disability and Death from Misdiagnosis
Johns Hopkins researcher and his team describe an approach they say could transform the field of diagnostic quality and safety
01/03/18
Rare Forms of ‘Thunder’ Protein May Be Linked to Schizophrenia
Epilepsy drug reverses anti-social behaviors in mice with genes that produce variant proteins
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