We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

Rather than being genetic or acquired, Johnston's CJD developed when normal prions in her brain spontaneously began ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is one of the most mysterious neurological disorders known to medicine. As recent discussions have spotlighted its damage to the brain, perhaps the most central question that ...

A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been refining and combining several advanced technologies over the past six years to create a revolutionary platform to treat a ...

I've trained for this. Running in snow, in rain, in sun. I'm as prepared as I can be for a race. Ever since the trauma happened, I love what I can prepare for. The unexpected and I aren't friends. The ...

Japanese researchers found that lecanemab, an amyloid-clearing drug for Alzheimer’s, does not improve the brain’s waste clearance system in the short term. This implies that nerve damage and impaired ...

Did you brush your teeth? A new study links gum disease to signs of brain damage in older adults. These signs, called white matter hyperintensities, are thought to show damage to the brain’s white ...