Scientists found that protein deposits in the retina create unique light patterns for different brain diseases in humans.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict Alzheimer's disease with nearly 93% accuracy.

Leigh syndrome is a rare metabolic disorder that begins in childhood and causes severe neurological and muscular problems. The disease has long been considered untreatable. In a pilot study involving ...

Certain brain cells are responsible for coordinating smooth, controlled movements of the body. But when those cells are constantly overactivated for weeks on end, they degenerate and ultimately die.

BOSTON (AP) — The degenerative brain disease that has besieged the National Football League for two decades with a billion-dollar lawsuit, congressional hearings, an A-list movie and an unrelenting ...

The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences ...

The brain has a hidden "sugar code" that could lead to better treatments for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, according to new research. A study recently published in the journal Nature ...

In 1997, Alan Leshner, then director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse, wrote an article entitled “Addiction Is a Brain Disease and It Matters.” That eight-word title became the perfect sound ...

Researchers argue that neurologists should integrate spiritual assessment into care to help patients with Parkinson’s and dementia find meaning.

Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier ...

The brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, believed to be caused by repeated head trauma, has been found in 87 of 91 deceased former NFL players tested, according to researchers. “People ...