A genetics‑guided small molecule called compound 6 gently turns down an overactive immune pathway (CARD9), offering a more precise, durable, and potentially safer treatment strategy for Crohn’s ...

Scientists have long observed that cancer patients have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. New research reveals a possible reason why. These brain scans of a 74-year-old patient with Alzheimer's ...

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Researchers have identified a key molecular interaction that accelerates Parkinson’s disease by damaging the brain’s energy systems. They designed a new treatment that intercepts this harmful process, ...

About 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson’s disease, with around 90,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. The chronic, degenerative brain disorder destroys ...

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian receives funding from the Wellcome Trust. Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental Health and Neurodegeneration ...

CNBC Cures aims to help raise awareness of rare diseases and improve patient outcomes for people living with them. Led by "Squawk Box" anchor Becky Quick, the initiative was inspired by her family's ...

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Scientists may have pinpointed a way to reverse Alzheimer’s disease in an animal study. The study, led by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, found that restoring a central cellular energy ...

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Those with the sleep condition were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. But one treatment was found to help. By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi In a study published Monday in JAMA Neurology, ...