
Misfolded Proteins Travel in Huntington’s Disease
The movement of proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases could serve as a target for future therapies

Misfolded Proteins Travel in Huntington’s Disease
The movement of proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases could serve as a target for future therapies

A New Idea for Treating Alzheimer's
If it's good for the heart, it could also be good for the neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, cells that make up the main items on the brain's parts list.


Journey Through the Brain: MIT Neurotech
Editor's note: This is the first installment in a series about emerging neurotechnologies. Join a pilot class of 12 PhD students at MIT as we explore how neuroscience is revolutionizing our understanding of the brain.

Should You Tell Your Boss about a Mental Illness?
Discrimination and stigma are concerns, but coming out can be a boon to your career—if the conditions are right

Tiny Lights Could Illuminate Brain Activity

"Alive Inside" Shows How Music Can Break Through the Fog of Dementia
A documentary captures people with dementia reconnecting to emotions and lost memories through music

Diet, Exercise and Other Behaviors May Impede Dementia
In 2010, the National Institutes of Health held a conference to determine what measures, including behavioral steps like exercise and diet, could be taken to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.

What Are Phytosterols?
Phytosterols can help keep your heart and brain young. Find out which foods contain them and how much you need

Memory-Saving Devices Snag $37.5 Million in Federal Funds
Implants to restore brain function lost to injury and disease win support from a defense agency

Tunes Could Bring Back Memories Lost to Alzheimer's

Music Might Boost Self-Awareness in Alzheimer's Patients
Many studies have found that familiar songs enhance mood, relieve stress and reduce anxiety in patients with Alzheimer's, perhaps because musical memory is often spared even when a patient has declined to a low level of cognition. Two new studies find that familiar music also improves cognitive symptoms in the disease.

Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease Have a Lot in Common
Scientists are studying them together to find underlying causes