Long before memory problems appear, your brain may already be losing neurons. That is the unsettling message from new work by ...
A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...
A common agricultural pesticide known as chlorpyrifos may play a substantial role in the development of Parkinson’s disease.
Two proteins found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain may be essential in the progression of Parkinson's disease, ...
The difference between life and death, between full recovery and permanent disability, often comes down to a matter of minutes when someone experiences a stroke. This medical emergency creates a race ...
One particular protein is the final executioner of events that result in the death of brain cells during stroke, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and their collaborators report. This ...