Brain Disorders

The study identified several drugs already licensed and in use that have the potential to be repurposed to treat dementia.

Study suggests the number of US adults who will probably develop dementia each year will increase from around 514,000 in 2020 to approximately 1 million in 2060

By linking epilepsy to specific genetic mutations, the research offers a new framework for understanding the disorder and developing therapies that address its root causes

Researchers used blood and organoids to study the role of mRNA carried by brain-specific EVs in PPD and psychiatric conditions

The COMCID study is Japan’s first multicenter investigator-initiated clinical trial involving patients with mild cognitive impairment

DOPA decarboxylase was found elevated many years before individuals developed Parkinson’s symptoms

Scientists report that damage starts much earlier than the death of dopamine neurons

HCN plasticity may have a direct impact on memory formation and can explored to find treatments for PTSD, memory loss

The new test employs a two-step workflow to accurately identify or exclude brain amyloidosis in patients with MCI

Blood test accurately detects certain genetic mutations in the mitochondrial DNA of patients with Parkinson’s