In mice, researchers found evidence that Alzheimer’s disease may originate outside the brain, with signals from other organs helping drive the neurodegenerative changes linked to memory loss and cognitive decline.

A new genomic language AI model, GPN-Star, outperforms existing models in identifying genetic variants associated with inherited traits, including variants linked to disease.

A new study reveals that Australia's pre-colonization Indigenous population was approximately 2.22 million people, up to 7 times larger than previously estimated, exposing a devastating demographic catastrophe caused by subsequent disease and colonial violence.

Atlas of the brain’s striatum could guide researchers to new drug treatments: « A new study reveals insights into populations of neurons affected by Huntington’s disease, schizophrenia…

Common genetic marker associated with faster Parkinson’s disease progression: People who carried the Melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) loss-of-function variants experienced 30% to 50% faster motor decline than non-carriers across two independent cohorts

Popular erectile dysfunction drug linked to eye disease that can cause irreversible vision loss

A simple drawing test may detect Parkinson’s disease with up to 99% accuracy

Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI

An experimental one-time treatment for high cholesterol shows promising results: « Heart disease remains the leading killer of people worldwide, and one of the key risk factors driving deaths is elevated levels of cholesterol

In recent years, researchers have suggested Alzheimer's may spread through infection, somehow transmitted like a pathogen, leading to the disease

It is not amyloid plaques that cause sleep loss in Alzheimer’s disease but microglia

MRI may help predict progression in early-onset Alzheimer’s disease

Centenarians’ offspring had a 42% lower risk of death, 33% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and 32% lower risk of hypertension than people whose parents had shorter lifespans

At-home test for infected ticks could improve Lyme Disease diagnosis

FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's disease

Science investigation casts doubt on genes hailed as warding-off Alzheimer's disease

At least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died during 2016-21 had evidence of brain disease at death linked to repeated head impacts

While 93% of adults would take a new Alzheimer’s blood test, those closest to the disease might avoid it

Deep sleep brain waves offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows

Learning Alzheimer’s disease signatures by bridging EEG with spiking neural networks and biophysical simulations

Birth order may influence your disease risk later in life

Common microplastic may increase risk of fatty liver disease

Berkeley Lab researchers make breakthrough in treatment of incurable Huntington’s disease

Research has found patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a significantly higher risk of psychiatric disorders starting two to three years before diagnosis and lasting up to a decade after

Study finds that one in four former NFL players suffers from degenerative brain disease CTE

Glial-adjusted residual transcriptomics with leave-one-out transcriptome-wide association study influence analysis prioritizes GALNT6 and other high-impact genes in Alzheimer’s disease

Lymphatic vessels invade bone in disease but are absent in health and regeneration

Study of 376,511 people followed for up to 14 years found participation in colorectal cancer screening was associated with a 43% lower risk of dying from the disease, while being invited to screening was associated with a 26% lower risk.

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GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may help clear Alzheimer’s disease plaques, new systematic review suggests

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