A moose that shut down a popular Adirondack hiking trail last spring was severely emaciated and suffering from chronic brain inflammation, according to a new report. The New York State Department of ...
People with gum disease may have higher levels of brain white matter damage, a new study finds. Researchers observed that participants with gum disease had significantly more white matter ...
President Jimmy Carter, the Carter Center and LifeStraw have waged a war against Guinea Worm disease since 1986. We're now closer than ever to completely eradicating an ancient disease from the planet ...
As the global population ages, the prevalence of Parkinson’s continues to rise, with an estimated 25 million people expected to be living with the neurological disease by 2050. The incurable ...
Researchers found that neurons can use fat, not just sugar, to power the brain. When a protein called DDHD2 fails, this process breaks down and leads to serious brain problems. Scientists were able to ...
This video breaks down the terrifying reality of Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba that thrives in warm freshwater ...
A new study has pinpointed how the APOE4 gene variant sabotages the brain’s energy balance, blocking neurons from burning fat for fuel when glucose runs low, a discovery that could reveal new ways to ...
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 ...
Joan Baez has a theory about Donald Trump, who is the subject of her new poem published Thursday (Oct. 23). In the piece titled “Little Green Worm: A Note to the President” shared with Rolling Stone, ...
Actress Cheryl Hines addressed her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “brain worm” on Tuesday as she wrapped up an interview on The View. Hines joined The View on Tuesday to promote her new memoir, and ...
Keeping your mouth healthy may help keep your heart and brain healthy too, according to new research. In a study published Wednesday in Neurology Open Access, researchers found adults with gum disease ...
Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.