A research team has found molecular clues as to why some nerve cells die in dementia and not others, in a new study in fruit flies.

we see that some parts of the brain are affected and not others. For example, in FTD, it's nerve cells in the front of our brains—the part of our brain in charge of language processing ...

One of the world's leading causes of irreversible vision loss could begin with elevated eye pressure, according to a recent ...

She received a state-of-the-art bio-implant that has miraculously regulated the condition with minimal invasiveness — and ...

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Burke Neurological Institute have found a new drug that may help people who ...

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, leading to irreversible vision loss. It is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma ...

In neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, proteins accumulate in the body's cells, fold incorrectly ...

Two small studies published recently in Nature offer early, but important validation that stem cell treatments for Parkinson’s disease are viable. They also are a step toward a future where stem ...

“This is a proof of concept that we can repair parts of the brain, to give it new life and function ... understanding the right way to apply those tools — in other words, knowing what support cell or ...

“This is a proof of concept that we can repair parts of the brain, to give it new life and function ... understanding the right way to apply those tools — in other words, knowing what support cell or ...