PHILADELPHIA: Cedars-Sinai neuroscience researchers are studying whether extensive changes in lifestyle among patients with mild cognitive impairment can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

The research comes amid a sharp rise in the numbers of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of Read More »

NEW YORK: A review of existing evidence makes the case that the innate immune system may be involved in neurodegenerative conditions, which are associated with progressive damage to brain cells, like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. However, no new evidence was provided.

The innate immune system is designed Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A new study on the epigenetics of lactose intolerance may provide an approach to understanding schizophrenia and other complex, serious illnesses.
Both lactose intolerance and schizophrenia are inherited. In addition, neither condition emerges in the first years of life, but rather both appear years Read More »

NEW YORK: A team of researchers has teamed up with BrainBaseline, which helps companies develop and run custom cognitive studies, to launch a study, called Mind Share, using Apple’s ResearchKit framework.

Mind Share study researchers are from a number of universities, including the University of Nebraska, Read More »