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New research reveals that foods like fruits and vegetables that are high in antioxidant nutrients and carotenoids are associated with better function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients around the time of diagnosis. This is among the first studies to…

A collaboration of 32 researchers in seven countries has found a genetic mutation they say confers a risk for development of Parkinson’s disease earlier than usual. The study, published in Brain, is important because the risk comes from a single…

A lack of shrinkage in the area of the brain responsible for memory may be a sign that people with thinking and memory problems may go on to develop dementia with Lewy bodies rather than Alzheimer’s disease, according to a…

An international collaboration has shed light on the basal forebrain region, where the degeneration of neural tissue caused by Alzheimer’s disease appears even before cognitive and behavioral symptoms of the disease emerge. The research, published in Nature Communications, used data…

A Japanese research team has found that collapse of the Mitochondria-Associated Membrane (MAM) is a common pathological hallmark to two distinct inherited forms of ALS: SOD1- and SIGMAR1-linked ALS. The research findings were reported in EMBO Molecular Medicine. Recent studies…