180 Results From "neurological diseases"

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is about to kick off a groundbreaking clinical trial of a new nasal vaccine meant to prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer's — 20 years of research in the making.
NASA

A Hospital Is About to Start Testing an Anti-Alzheimer’s Nasal Spray

A diet with lots of meat and processed foods is linked to developing Alzheimer's Disease, according to a new study.
Food

Delicious Foods Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

New advances in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology may make speech for those who've lost the ability to do easier than ever before. 
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Say They’ve Found a Way to Vocalize the “Inner Voices” of People Who Can’t Speak

People from the ages of 18 to 39 have suffered an increase in cognitive issues in the span of more than a decade.
Mental Health

Huge Proportion of Young Americans Now Reporting Serious Cognitive Issues

A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have 3D-printed functional human brain tissue for the first time.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists 3D Print Functional Human Brain Tissue

A new study found that certain vegetarian and vegan diets curb risks of life-threatening illnesses like cancer and heart disease.
Studies

Huge Study Finds That Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Are Incredibly Good for You

Researchers found that certain lifestyle choices warded off dementia symptoms in patients whose brains already contained Alzheimer's makers.
Neuroscience and Brain

If You Have Signs of Dementia, Doctors Found a Way to Help

Climate Change Now Linked To Rise In Strokes
Climate Change

Climate Change Now Linked To Rise In Strokes

Researchers are suggesting that concussions from college sports may be less harmful than previously thought — and possibly beneficial.
Studies

Surprising Study Finds Student Athlete Concussions Associated With Slightly Improved Cognitive Performance

A team of scientists took a bunch of alcoholic macaque monkeys and then successfully weaned them off alcohol after a round of gene therapy.
Gene Editing

New Gene Therapy Dramatically Reduces Booze Consumption in Alcoholic Monkeys

Iconic French-Canadian singer Celine Dion's is apparently unable to move much as her stiff person syndrome has worsened.  
Medical

Celine Dion’s Family Shares Grim Medical News

Bruce Willis' family has announced that the "Die Hard" star has been diagnosed with dementia in their first update in just over a year.
Neuroscience and Brain

Bruce Willis Has Been Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia

A new study found that "acute exposure" to microplastics causes dementia-like symptoms in mice, in addition to other behavioral shifts.
Studies

Scientists Find That Microplastics Cause Dementia-Like Symptoms in Mice

A massive study found a startling link between heavy coffee drinking and an increased risk of dementia and other brain diseases.
Neuroscience and Brain

Excessive Coffee Drinking Linked to Dementia

Mitch McConnell's freezing spells have once again perturbed the nation, but there's apparently nothing happening that brain scans can see. 
Neuroscience and Brain

Mitch McConnell’s Doctor Says His Brain Scans Are Clear

In a truly bizarre case, doctors have documented for the first time ever a man developing a random Irish accent after getting prostate cancer.
Cancer

Man’s Cancer Caused “Uncontrollable” Irish Accent, Doctors Say

Just before his 200th birthday, scientists exhumed the remains of Gregor Mendel, the Czech friar credited with being the father of genetics.
Genetics

Scientists Think Gregor Mendel Would Be “Happy” That They Dug Up His Body to Study His Genetics

A team of French scientists has linked refined carbohydrates to worse cognitive function — even when consumed by young, healthy adults.
Brain

Refined Carbs Linked to Brain Trouble

The self-balancing exoskeleton, known as Atalante, will help in gait training in clinical environments and is impressively able to be used hands free.
Health & Medicine

FDA Gives Go-Ahead for Robotic Exoskeleton For Stroke Survivors

Researchers have found that getting at least one flu shot makes it 40 percent less likely for people over the age of 65 to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Studies

Weirdly, It Appears the Flu Vaccine May Protect Against Alzheimer’s