Soft, wearable robot helps a person with Parkinson's to walk without freezing
Freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than ...
Tag: Neurodegenerative Disorder
Parkinson's disease-related neuronal death more likely to occur at night
Disturbances in sleep patterns and the internal biological clock are frequently associated with Parkinson's disease. However, the link between biological ...
Gut-first theory of Parkinson's disease gains traction
Ask any neurologist: Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder. The conspicuous symptoms of Parkinson's disease-; uncontrollable tremors, slowed down motions, ...
New genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease unique to Ashkenazi Jews identified
Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world, affects individuals of all races and ethnicities; however, most ...
Gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, study finds
The gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types, according ...
Elevated cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of neuroinflammation in NeuroCOVID patients
The association of SARS-CoV-2 infection (NeuroCOVID) with damage to the nervous system is not clearly understood. The non-exclusive mechanisms that ...
Researchers discover two important novel aspects of APOE4 gene in Alzheimer's patients
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million ...
Study: Glaucoma diagnosis not associated with steeper rates of cognitive decline
Previous studies have looked for links between glaucoma-;a neurodegenerative disorder that's the leading cause of irreversible blindness-;and cognitive function, but ...
