A hallmark of Parkinson's disease is the buildup of Lewy bodies—misfolded clumps of the protein known as alpha-synuclein.

A mitochondrial DNA mutation passed down through the maternal line in some Venezuelan families has been linked to severe brain injury and death in healthy patients undergoing routine anesthesia.

Understanding brain structure is a central challenge in neuroscience. Although brain structure changes throughout life and is linked to both aging and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's ...

10-year-old Everett Gugel has a rare genetic mutation, linked to level two autism and seizures 10-year-old Everett Gugel has a rare genetic mutation, linked to level two autism and seizures ...

In Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, a protein called tau can pile up inside brain cells and form toxic clumps. Those clumps help drive memory loss and other symptoms. Yet some neurons seem to ...

Thaddeus only survived Fallout‘s first season thanks to a fortuitous encounter with the (pre-mind control device) Snake Oil Salesman, Dr. Chickenlover. The Brotherhood of Steel member was on the verge ...

Google has aimed a knockout blow at a massive cyber weapon that researchers say is running silently on millions of devices in the homes of consumers.