Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (IoN) and the UCLH National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (NHNN) are set to test whether a…
Philip Fortier is on a mission: to find a cure for multiple system atrophy (MSA), a devastating neurodegenerative disease that lacks an effective way to…
What are prions?
Prions are infectious agents that cause a number of rare neurodegenerative diseases in humans and animals. Unlike bacteria or viruses, prions have…
More than 200 years ago, British surgeon Dr. James Parkinson penned an essay about “the shaking palsy,” a mysterious disorder that would later come to…
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world and a leading cause of death among older Americans. Globally, an estimated 44 million…
As a pediatrician with expertise in medical genetics, Dr. Ellen Sidransky never expected to become one of the world’s foremost experts on Parkinson’s disease,…
More than 100 million people worldwide have either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, which are characterized by periods of hallucinations, delusions and irregular thought processes. They…
We all know that being in pain is, well, a pain. But despite the discomfort it brings, pain plays an important role in protecting the…