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The work is the flip side of the disappointing hunt for new drugs to fight or prevent Alzheimers disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Superagers' youthful brains offer clues to keeping sharp

Parts of the brain shrink with age, one of the reasons why most people experience a gradual slowing of at least some...

23 Feb 2018 6:07 PM IST

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out ways to fence progress of Neurodegenerative diseases

Neurons normally don't reproduce or replace themselves, so when they become damaged or die they cannot be replaced by...

2 April 2018 8:08 AM IST

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A beautiful mind fades

Stephen Hawking was undoubtedly the greatest cosmologist of his time who made us see the birth of the universe in the...

15 March 2018 1:45 AM IST

These findings show that both genetics (GBA gene mutation) and aging can cause the same lipid elevations in the brain that are demonstrated in Parkinsons disease pathology (Photo: AFP)

Finding link between gut and brain

The new research focuses on the influence of gut microbes on two types of cells that play a major role in the central...

17 May 2018 11:51 AM IST

The most common neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimers is characterized by two types of abnormal protein which form lesions or clumps in the brain (Photo: Pixabay)

Atomic structure of Alzheimer causing protein discovered

Researchers say new development should help them map a treatment for the neurodegenerative disease.

6 July 2017 9:34 AM IST

Huntingtons is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting mental abilities and physical control. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Ground-breaking' new drug gives hope in Huntington's disease

The drug uses an approach called antisense to stop a gene producing a particular protein.

12 Dec 2017 11:51 AM IST