New Way to Help MS Patients Feel Better When Symptoms Stay Quiet
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the nervous system, and doctors now have powerful medicines that stop the sudden flare-ups many patients …
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How Your Body's Defense System Affects Stroke Recovery
When someone has a stroke, their brain needs help healing. Scientists are discovering that special proteins in your body called Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play …
Read MoreEating More Choline May Help Protect Your Brain's Nerve Coating
Researchers studied Australian women to understand how different nutrients affect a serious brain condition called demyelination, where the protective coating …
Read MoreHow a Special Diet May Help Control Seizures in the Brain
Researchers discovered that a ketogenic diet—which is very low in carbohydrates and high in fats—might help reduce epileptic seizures by changing how certain …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Calm Brain Inflammation Through a New Pathway
Scientists discovered how vitamin D might help reduce harmful inflammation in the brain. The study focused on special immune cells called microglia that can …
Read MoreHow Diabetes Damages Memory: Scientists Find a Key Brain Switch
Diabetes doesn't just affect blood sugar—it can also damage your memory and thinking skills. Scientists discovered that a protein called NCOA3 plays an …
Read MoreYour Brain's Salt Defense System: How One Protein Keeps Blood Pressure Down
Scientists discovered that a protein called Sik1 in a specific part of your brain helps protect you from high blood pressure when you eat too much salt. When …
Read MoreCan Your Body's Age Clock Predict Parkinson's Disease?
Scientists tested whether a special biological age measurement could predict who would develop Parkinson's disease. They studied over 300 nurses, some who …
Read MoreCan Special Diets Help Control Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms?
Researchers tested whether three different eating patterns—fasting, ketogenic (low-carb, high-fat), and anti-inflammatory diets—could help people with multiple …
Read MoreGut Bacteria Differences Found in Parkinson's Disease Patients
Scientists discovered that people with Parkinson's disease who haven't started treatment yet have different types of bacteria in their gut compared to healthy …
Read MoreSpecial Gut Bacteria May Help Young Male Birds Develop Better Brains
Scientists studied whether special bacteria added to food could help young male quails develop healthier brains and reproductive systems. They fed young quails …
Read MoreCan What You Eat Help With Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson's disease is a growing health problem affecting millions of people worldwide, and there's no cure yet. Scientists wanted to know if changing what you …
Read MoreBrain Scans Help Doctors Find Hidden Vitamin Problems Causing Seizures
Doctors are using a special type of brain scan called video-EEG to help identify when seizures are caused by vitamin deficiencies rather than other brain …
Read MoreMost People Don't Know How B12 Deficiency Harms the Brain
Researchers in Saudi Arabia surveyed over 1,300 adults to see how much they knew about vitamin B12 and its effects on the nervous system. While most people …
Read MoreCan a Keto Diet Help Stop Migraines? Here's What Science Shows
Researchers reviewed 50 studies about how a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) might help people with chronic migraines. They found that …
Read MoreNew Theory Links Three Factors to Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Researchers are proposing a new explanation for why multiple sclerosis (MS) develops. They suggest that three things—a common virus called Epstein-Barr, low …
Read MoreNerve Damage is Common in Parkinson's Disease Patients
Researchers studied nerve damage (called polyneuropathy) in people with Parkinson's disease and similar conditions. They looked at 183 patients total and found …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Stop Migraines? Here's What Science Shows
Migraines affect millions of people worldwide and can make daily life really difficult. Researchers looked at 30 studies to see if vitamin D deficiency might …
Read MoreVitamin K1 May Protect Brain Cells During Stroke
Researchers discovered that vitamin K1 (a nutrient found in leafy greens) may help protect brain cells from damage during a stroke. When the brain doesn't get …
Read MoreWhy People With Parkinson's Often Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Researchers looked at 63 different studies involving about 10,700 people to understand how vitamin D connects to Parkinson's disease. They found that people …
Read MoreSpecial Starch May Help Ease Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Scientists tested whether a special type of starch called resistant starch could help people with Parkinson's disease feel better. They studied 74 patients and …
Read MoreVitamin D and MS: Why Sunlight Matters for Disease Control
Researchers studied 1,861 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) over 10 years to understand how vitamin D affects disease flare-ups. They found that people with …
Read MoreGene Change That Raises Homocysteine May Actually Protect Against MS
Scientists studied a common gene variation that affects how our bodies process folate and found something surprising. People with this gene change, which …
Read MoreScientists Find Natural Vitamin D Alternatives That May Help MS Patients
Researchers used computer modeling to discover two natural compounds that work like vitamin D but may be more effective for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. …
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