Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative disorders

Reducing the speed of the already-slow replication process could be a new way to attack the disease.
Haley Weiss, Staff Writer
Researchers are working to get a better understanding of autism to help find better treatments for patients and families.
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The telltale tau proteins present in the disease known as CTE display distinctive features.
Chris Gorski, Editor
One of the things people with Alzheimer's disease understand is music.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Instead of trying to fight the disease, researchers are focusing on beefing up the brain cells to live alongside the disease.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Insights into natural brain rhythm could help people with Parkinson's disease.
James Gaines, Contributor
The theory of what causes the disease and how it develops may be wrong.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Yoshinori Ohsumi revealed the workings of autophagy, a routine biological process implicated in many diseases.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Alzheimer's disease may cause early destruction of 'grid cells' for navigation.
Eleanor Nelsen, Contributor