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New details learned about a key cellular protein could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). At their root, these disorders are triggered by misbehaving proteins in the brain. The proteins…

Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other “synucleinopathies” are known to be linked to the misfolding of alpha-synuclein protein in neurons. Less clear is how this misfolding relates to the growing number of genes implicated in PD through analysis of human genetics.…

Older people who followed a Mediterranean diet retained more brain volume over a three-year period than those who did not follow the diet as closely, a new study published in Neurology shows. But contrary to earlier studies, eating more fish…

Researchers have identified a link between Huntington’s disease and dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus, a component of the basal ganglia, a group of brain structures critical for movement and impulse control. Huntington’s disease is characterized by the progressive loss of…

The main changes in our brains as we get older are in the brain cells with a supporting role, called glial cells, scientists have found. The surprising finding is published in the journal Cell Reports. The researchers also found that…