Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...

As many as 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. It destroys brain cells, causing memory loss and problems with thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong ...

Alzheimer’s disease affects millions worldwide—but confirming a diagnosis is far from simple. Doctors currently rely on ...

High levels of a certain enzyme in the fluid around a person’s brain and spinal cord could be a sign that they have Parkinson’s disease – potentially enabling the condition to be diagnosed earlier.

Researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis and Lund University in Sweden have taken a step closer toward developing a blood test that could be used during an annual doctor’s office visit to ...

Researchers report that a spinal fluid test can be 100 percent accurate in identifying patients with significant memory loss who are on their way to developing Alzheimer's disease. Although there has ...

PITTSBURGH -- Talk about a spine-tingling sensation. At a recent Engineering Tissue Growth International Conference and Exposition, a spinal cord researcher shared exciting preliminary findings from ...

Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Surgical procedure. Image by Pfree2014 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Traumatic spinal cord injury often requires intensive care and is ...

As spinal cord injuries increasingly affect older adults, new research reveals a surprising pattern in recovery. The study ...