Strength in Motion: Muscles May Hold the Key to Protecting the Parkinson’s Brain

12 August 2026

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that causes both motor and non-motor symptoms and is becoming an increasingly important public health challenge as…

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Unravelling the Link Between Brain Iron Accumulation and Neurodegeneration

28 June 2026

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s affect millions of people worldwide, yet scientists are still trying to understand what causes neurons to fail gradually…

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The Rug Pull Effect: Uncovering How Humans Restore Stability

20 April 2026

Lena Ting and her colleagues at Emory University have been investigating how the body and brain work together to restore balance when stability is suddenly…

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Newly developed tool assists Parkinson’s patients in making decisions about deep brain stimulation

10 April 2026

Deciding whether and when to pursue deep brain stimulation (DBS) can feel overwhelming for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Although DBS is widely recognised as…

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New Study Reveals How to Detect Alzheimer’s Alongside a Difficult-to-Diagnose Dementia

8 April 2026

People living with Alzheimer’s disease frequently have additional neurodegenerative conditions, one of which is the less well-understood frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Traditionally, FTLD could only…

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Changes in brain blood flow and oxygen supply may provide early warning signs of Alzheimer’s

14 March 2026

Subtle alterations in the way blood circulates through the brain and how brain tissue uses oxygen may be closely associated with the risk of Alzheimer’s…

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Scientists Discover Energy Metabolism Changes in Parkinson’s Disease

11 March 2026

Weight loss is a common but still poorly understood feature of Parkinson’s disease. Many people living with the condition gradually lose weight as the illness…

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University of Michigan Study Connects Chronic Lead Exposure With Increased Dementia Risk

10 March 2026

As rates of dementia continue to climb across the United States, new research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health suggests that long-term…

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Researchers uncover a promising new drug target for Alzheimer’s disease

7 March 2026

Scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine have uncovered a promising new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease, offering a potential fresh direction for treatment development.…

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A Personal Journey Inspires Scientific Progress in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

15 December 2025

Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang was visiting his hometown of Qianshan in China’s Anhui province when a conversation with a neighbour left a deep and lasting…

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Comprehensive protein network reveals how neural communication falters in Alzheimer’s disease

16 October 2025

A pioneering investigation from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has illuminated one of the most comprehensive portraits yet of how brain cells…

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A Key ‘Youth Molecule’ May Hold the Secret to Enhancing Wellbeing in Older Adults – Evidence from Multiple Clinical Studies

8 October 2025

Scientists from the University of Oslo (UiO), Akershus University Hospital (Ahus), and a network of international collaborators have published a compelling expert opinion in Nature…

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