Blocking nitric oxide, a common brain gas, reverses autism-like traits in mice. Treating human nerve cells with nitric oxide blocker produced a similar result. In addition, samples from autistic children contained much lower levels of the TSC2 brake protein that blocks nitric oxide.
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A new study proves for the first time that a common viral infection can trigger the brain damage that causes Parkinson's, and the destruction continues long after the virus is gone
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Meta-analysis of nearly 7,000 stool samples confirms colorectal cancer has a detectable microbial fingerprint, with fiber intake inversely linked to it
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Researchers spent 17 years following older adults and found that the slowest steppers died significantly earlier, and the difference was measured in milliseconds
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Joy Milne claimed she could smell Parkinson’s disease. Scientists tested her with 12 T-shirts: 6 from Parkinson’s patients and 6 from healthy controls. She correctly identified all 6 patients and also flagged one “healthy” person. Months later, that person was diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
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A study tracked 502 children from age 1 to 8 and found that screen time damages the brain at two specific ages and leaves the years between almost untouched
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Scientists found that people born after 1965 are biologically aging faster than previous generations and it explains why cancer rates in young adults keep rising
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