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What new treatments might be arriving for neurodegenerative diseases? What does the latest research say?
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Nanoplastics could promote Parkinson’s disease

Posted on December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 by Sciworthy

Scientists demonstrated that polystyrene nanoplastics cause proteins associated with Parkinson's disease to accumulate in mice’s brains.

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    Could diet impact your risk of dementia?

    Posted on February 10, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists found that adhering to a diet with more poultry and less red meat may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in people who are…

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      Blocking this enzyme could prevent inflammation after a stroke

      Posted on January 27, 2025June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Scientists reduced the impacts of a damaging immune response in mice who survived a stroke by inhibiting a common enzyme that causes…

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        A new way to help Parkinson’s patients walk

        Posted on January 9, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Scientists used non-invasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to help patients with Parkinson’s Disease walk farther and faster.

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          Spinal stimulation helps stroke patients hit their stride

          Posted on August 19, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Researchers combined spinal cord stimulation with walking exercises to improve stroke survivors’ balance, walking symmetry, speed, and…

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            What causes brain fog in long COVID patients?

            Posted on June 3, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Researchers found the COVID-19 virus causes inflammation that disrupts a patient’s blood-brain barrier and contributes to brain fog.

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              This gene mutation could delay Alzheimer’s disease

              Posted on February 19, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Researchers discovered a genetic mutation that slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in one man by halting protein buildup in his…

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                Researchers link brain patterns during sleep with Alzheimer’s disease

                Posted on January 15, 2024June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Scientists found people with early Alzheimer’s disease have different electrical activity in their brains while they sleep.

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                  Researchers identify a protein link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s

                  Posted on March 23, 2023April 17, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  Researchers showed a specific protein found in patients with type 2 diabetes also occurs in people with Alzheimer’s disease.

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                    Bone marrow stem cell therapy for ALS

                    Posted on April 21, 2022June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                    ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that progresses fast. The symptoms include loss of motor skills,…

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