Parkinson’s disease

Nat Commun: New method may help study pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease

Nat Commun: New method may help study pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease

NMDARs (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors) can act as valves for nerve cells and control the flow of electrical signals in the brain. This particular class of receptors is suspected of being present […]

Rediscovering the Cause of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (or PD) is a major neurodegenerative disease, characterized by the gradual dying of neurons in the motor center of the patients, which further results in tremors and loss of […]

What are the uses of caffeine?

Caffeine, a xanthine alkaloid compound, is a central nervous system stimulant that effectively drowsiness and helps regain energy and is clinically used to treat neurasthenia and coma. In recent years, […]

Recent Progress in Parkinson’s Disease Research

Parkinson’s disease is a common degenerative disease of the nervous system in the elderly, which can seriously affect the quality of life of patients and put great pressure on patients […]

Insomnia maybe an early marker of Parkinson’s disease

December 7, 2017 – Insomnia might be an early sign of disorder for brain-associated diseases, according to the latest findings published in the neurological journal The Lancet Neurology. Researchers from […]

Estrogen As a Neuroprotective Agent

Estrogen As a Neuroprotective Agent

Since Ed Hall and colleagues first discovered that female gerbils were relatively protected from global cerebral ischemia, compared with their male counterparts, in the early 1990s (Hall et al., 1991), gender differences […]