Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly referred to as ALS, is a disease that affects neurons involved in voluntary muscle movement. Voluntary muscle movement features any movement…
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Category: Neurodegenerative Disorders
What is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?
Within the past two decades a relatively recently discovered disease has become more well known and rapidly increased in diagnosis amongst athletes across the world,…
Disparities in Access and Utilization of Neurological Health Care
You were just diagnosed with a neurological disorder, what’s next? Of course it depends on what disorder exactly, but more often than not these diagnoses…
What is Multiple System Atrophy?
Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the suspension of the standard function of the autonomic nervous system with a presentation…
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
“I literally had my phone just a second ago…. Where could it have gone?” Most humans have this exact thought play out countless times with…
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 runs its course quickly,…
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 and infant brain development.…
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 preventing a wide array of…
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 in the brain…
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 is believed that Alzheimer’s is a result of aggregations…