A new Alzheimer's treatment side effect that results in brain swelling may have an upside, according to a new study from Houston Methodist Research Institute. The research finds that beta amyloid—a ...

A new study study finds that brain swelling (ARIA-E) from Alzheimer's drugs identifies the regions where amyloid plaques are being cleared most effectively.

The study, published in Annals of Neurology, links this increased sound sensitivity to measurable differences in brain activity. The findings suggest that chronic back pain involves changes in the ...

With the introduction of adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) for Parkinson's disease, new questions emerge regarding who, why, and how to treat. This paper outlines the pathophysiological rationale ...

Tau proteins play an important role in Alzheimer's disease. Tau helps to stabilize neurons in the brain, but in Alzheimer's disease, tau proteins can misfold and tangle inside neurons. These tangles ...

Researchers discovered that clearing out certain digestive bacteria with antibiotics helps calm the immune system. This temporary microbial shift protected mice from severe brain swelling and cellular ...

Learn how caffeine affects brain chemicals and health, sleep, and mood. Understand safe daily limits, hidden sources, and signs you’re getting too much.

Dr. Lakshmi Nayak, director of the Center for CNS Lymphoma at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, explained in an interview with ...