Neurodegenerative Disorders
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Neurodegenerative Disease of Unknown Source
Over the past year, a cluster of forty-eight cases of a distinct neurodegenerative disease arose in New Brunswick, Canada. The disease run..
Neurogenesis: Remembering or Forgetting
Neurogenesis refers to the process of developing new nerve cells from multipotent neural stem cells, and it is essential during embryonic ..
The Mediterranean Diet and Age-related Neurodegenerative Disease
The Mediterranean diet is often credited as the ideal model of healthy eating. Multiple studies have proven its effectiveness in preventin..
Biological Underpinnings of Multiple Sclerosis and Conditions with Similar Presentations
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelination disease, or an ongoing condition that causes damage to the myelin sheath of nerve cells..
Racial Disparities Seen in Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by compromised memory, thinking, and behavioral patterns. It..
What is Parkinson’s Disorder?
Parkinson’s disorder is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement. However, this neurodegenerative disorder is rare in ..
A Neurocognitive Rarity: Explaining Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
When thinking about neurocognitive diseases, the most common examples that arise are usually dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and cognitive ..
The New Normal: Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s
Finding changes from day to day can be a difficult task, especially when noticing a significant difference in someone close to you. How si..
Lewy Body Dementia
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease dementia (Lewy body dementia – Symptoms and ..
What is Alcohol-Related Dementia?
Excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period of time would create a grave risk for anyone of any age or health status. Not only doe..