Parkinson's attacks a part of the brain called the substantia nigra. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) ...

Scientists usually use animal models when studying Parkinson's disease because these models mimic the disease well. They are ...

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Researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine recently made an important advance in neurodegenerative disease ...

Cutting-edge machine learning tools reveal hidden patterns in Alzheimer’s disease mouse behavior, opening the door to innovative treatments targeting neuroinflammation. Study: Machine learning reveals ...

Scientists have discovered how damage to the myelin sheath—the insulating layer around nerve fibers—affects brain activity during sleep.