Amid these staggering projections, there are still many unknowns about neurodegenerative diseases and memory loss, but within ...

When treating brain disease, getting medication to the brain is difficult. But after 15 years of development, a Baltimore company now has a solution. Back in 2010, Dr. Chad Gordon reconstructed skulls ...

Brain editing is a concept that perhaps evokes B-movie rehashes of Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein": a catgut-stitched head flipped open like the lid of a trash can while subjected to the swivel-eyed ...

"Beast Games" winner Jeff Allen hopes finding a cure for his son's rare disease will unlock new treatments for other brain conditions.

Lozano is a rare disease mom, neuroscience Ph.D. candidate at UC Davis, and board member for the PURA Syndrome Foundation. In May, a historic moment in science and medicine was captured in a single ...

A study found sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, may improve symptoms of Leigh syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.

The blood–brain barrier functions as an evolutionarily optimized vascular “filter,” permitting limited penetration of small molecules like temozolomide while effectively excluding most biologics from ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local charity dedicated to combating pediatric brain cancer is spearheading a campaign called "Giving First" this November. The annual give-a-thon is a collaborative effort ...

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital estimates around 400,000 kids around the world will be diagnosed with cancer this year. In the U.S., research and treatments have helped increase survival rates. 80% of ...

Getting older is one of the biggest risks for these progressive diseases that degrade functions of the brain, the spine and the nervous system.

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Eric Dane’s death at 53 following a battle with a neurodegenerative disease is one that an increasing number of Florida residents are fated to share. Getting older is one of the ...