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After more than a decade of research, this much we know: it’s good for your brain to know another language. A new study, published in Neuropsychologia,  goes further, however, focusing specifically on the effects of knowing a second language for…

Scientists developing a rapid, practical test for the early diagnosis of prion diseases have modified the assay to offer the possibility of improving early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The findings were published in Acta Neuropathologica…

Low muscle strength during the later teen years has been identified as a risk factor for much later onset of the neurological disease known as ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A study published in the Journal of Neurology also links…

With the aid of a PET camera, researchers have developed a new method for investigating the dopamine system in the brains of patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease. The method measures levels of a protein called dopamine transporter and could lead…