Latest neurodegeneration News

New Therapy Shows Promise For Rare Childhood Dementia
New arrivals boost Hudson’s inflammation research leadership
How food preferences are linked to cognition and brain health – and why a balanced diet is superior
New study links DEK protein to Alzheimer’s neuronal vulnerability
New study links DEK protein to Alzheimer’s neuronal changes
Does intermittent fasting have benefits for our brain?
Boosts for space-age Alzheimer’s test and new method to deliver gene therapy
Highly irregular sleep patterns may increase dementia risk: study
Neurodegeneration in myelin disease: no myelin is better than bad myelin
New culprit in amyloid beta buildup, neurodegeneration
BioMed X and AbbVie Start New Research Project in the USA
Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds
Striking changes to metal levels discovered in Huntingdon’s Disease patients’ brain tissue
Brain fungal infection produces Alzheimer’s disease-like changes
Detecting Parkinson’s disease decades before symptoms appear
Focus on optic nerve
Ad Scientiam Launches International Study to Assess Disability Progression in Multiple Sclerosis With MSCopilot
University receives significant share of £100 million NIHR Policy Research Units funding
A mother’s diet can protect her grandchildren’s brains: genetic model study
Gene therapy could help fight glaucoma: discovery
RNA offers hope for new Parkinson’s treatment
Hope as link between retina and Alzheimer’s revealed
Fellows recognised with King’s Birthday Honours
Coffee and tea’s brain benefits
Rising stars of dementia research funded to collaborate with experts in Japan on shared challenge
Culturally diverse people might resist frontotemporal dementia symptoms for longer
Early results of gene therapy trial for ‘childhood dementia’ show promise
Biotech partnership to develop new therapies
Progress on Alzheimer’s blood test could improve early-intervention opportunities
CSIRO researchers use machine learning to advance Alzheimer’s research
Can exercise slow down progression of MND?
Fruit flies help researchers decode genetic link to Alzheimers disease
Fruit flies help researchers decode genetic link to Alzheimer’s disease
‘A silent killer’ – Covid shown to trigger inflammation in brain
Viral infections including COVID are among important causes of dementia – one more reason to consider vaccination
Quicker way to diagnose dementia?
Discovery illuminates how Parkinson’s disease spreads in brain
Penn State awarded $1.6M to study if Covid contributes to cognitive decline
Research leadership lauded in global rankings
Disruptions in brain sphingolipid metabolism reveal new insights into cause of Gaucher disease
Materials Research Institute announces 2022 seed grant recipients
Can music slow onset of neurodegenerative disease?
Unlocking secrets of neurodegenerative disease drives UQ-industry collaboration
An organic insecticide is more damaging to non-target insects than synthetic counterparts
Organic insecticides more damaging to non-target insects than synthetic counterparts
Penn State establishes Geroscience and Dementia Prevention Consortium
Head trauma caused by intimate partner violence is subject of new study
Dementia-linked protein map yields potential for treatments