Parkinson’s disease is a neurological degenerative condition. It can be diagnosed at an early stage and treated to reduce the effects of th...

Scientists at Stanford University have successfully transplanted stem cells into mice, resulting in a reduction of brain abnormalities asso...

Overactivity of a gene called DYRK1A on chromosome 21 leads to accelerated ageing, in people with Down's Syndrome, according to a study by ...

In a big medical achievement, a team of UK researchers have developed a human embryo model that has its own beating heart and brain. The sc...

Stress and early-life stressors may lead to relapse of multiple sclerosis, according to a Michigan Medicine study. The autoimmune condition...

Krabbe disease is a genetic disorder that causes severe neurological conditions.

The coronavirus’s propensity to infect cells outside the airways and lungs is contested, with numerous studies providing evidence for and a...

Wills changed the face of preventive prenatal care for women everywhere.

This is unethical because informed consent is not possible from a future generation.

Build-up of urea in the brain to toxic levels can lead to brain damage and eventually dementia.

London, July 6 (IANS) British researchers have succeeded in revealing the atomic structure of one of the abnormal filaments that lead to Al...

London, April 5 (IANS) Researchers have grown "mini brains" -- small three-dimensional tissues which resemble the structure and organisatio...

London, Feb 19 (IANS) Researchers have identified a genetic 'switch' that may help prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Neurodegenerative diseases may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins making neighbouring cells sick.

An ongoing epidemic of Zika virus began in early 2015 in Brazil and with it new evidence emerged that Zika virus infection of mothers durin...

Researchers have found both a possible reliable biomarker for diagnosing certain forms of autism and a potential therapeutic target.

Clinical trials are ongoing with a drug that, if successful, will compensate for the disrupted regulation and ameliorate the disease in chi...