AI at the patient’s bedside: towards early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases?
Imagine a future where simply sleeping could help detect serious neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, at an early ...
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Lou Gehrig’s disease: A devastating neurological disease in the spotlight
Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor nerve cells ...
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What is the role of the microbiota in the development of certain neurodegenerative diseases?
Researchers have discovered the role of certain metabolites and intestinal bacteria in the development of three neurodegenerative diseases: Charcot's, Alzheimer's ...
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Parkinson’s: 5 essential information to better understand this neurodegenerative pathology
Parkinson's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative condition that handicaps more than 270,000 people in France. THE ESSENTIAL In 2024, 272,500 ...
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Alzheimer’s, cancer: a therapy based on smell to delay illness
Smelling certain odors could potentially slow the onset of cancer, inflammation and neurodegenerative pathologies. THE ESSENTIAL Diacetyl is a microbial ...
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Alzheimer’s: coffee grounds could help prevent neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso have found that coffee grounds may play an important role in ...
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The way you manage your phone’s menu, a marker of Alzheimer’s?
A test carried out on the telephone in a few minutes would make it possible to detect people likely to ...
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How do neurodegenerative diseases develop?
A protein called ARL6IP1 could be at the origin of the development of neurodegenerative diseases, which is an advance in ...
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Brain: microplastics can reach it in two hours
Some microplastics and nanoplastics would be able to cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain two hours after ingestion. ...
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Alzheimer’s: at 19, he becomes the youngest patient diagnosed
A 19-year-old man is affected by Alzheimer's disease, the youngest case affected by this neurodegenerative disease worldwide. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Managing your emotions well helps the brain age well
Stress, anxiety, negative thoughts… A new study shows that better management of emotions could help limit the development of neurodegenerative ...
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Alzheimer’s: researchers decode the disease… thanks to a fly
Thanks to fruit flies, scientists have discovered a genetic variation responsible for the neurodegeneration linked to Alzheimer's disease. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Alzheimer’s: a new blood test to detect the neurodegenerative disease
A group of researchers has developed a new blood test to identify a biomarker of neurodegeneration linked to Alzheimer's disease, ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: soon a new treatment?
Scientists have discovered a new treatment capable of slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease in mice. This revolutionary discovery offers ...
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Parkinson: this vitamin would reduce the risk of developing the disease
Consuming vitamin B12 could prevent the development of the neurodegenerative disease of Parkinson. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL The number of Parkinson's ...
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Rugby: international players have twice the risk of dementia
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Charcot... The risk of suffering from neurodegenerative diseases is higher among former international rugby players because of repeated ...
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A new drug allows patients in wheelchairs to walk again
An experimental drug for motor neuron disease (MND) has been shown to slow the progression of this rare neurodegenerative disease ...
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Dementia: skipping breakfast could increase risk
Food is essential for health, including to prevent certain neurodegenerative diseases. According to a study, skipping breakfast may increase the ...
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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s: more risk with repeated infections
Having repeated infections would be a risk factor for certain neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. THE ESSENTIAL Alzheimer's ...
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Sleep: how can the way we sleep cause the onset of Charcot’s disease?
Sleeping in a lateral position rather than on the back or stomach would allow the brain to better eliminate waste ...
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Why the brain detects bad smells faster
Using a smell diffusion tool and electroencephalograms, Japanese researchers have managed to determine the speed at which the brain detects ...
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Type 2 diabetes: this disease accelerates brain aging and cognitive decline
Type 2 diabetes contributes to neurodegeneration of the brain. Researchers believe that having this disease would accelerate brain aging and ...
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A link between longer naps and risk of dementia?
Older people tend to take longer and more frequent naps as they age, but according to a new study, sleeping ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: why are women more affected than men?
After age 65, women are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as men. According to a group of ...
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In seniors, long naps may be an early sign of dementia
People who take long naps during the day are more likely to suffer from dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the ...
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Alzheimer’s: an eye test to detect the disease before the onset of symptoms
Soon, Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases could be diagnosed using a simple eye test in patients who have ...
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Neurodegeneration: preserving your brain with the Mediterranean diet
In the long term, the classic Mediterranean or green diets would reduce brain damage and avoid brain atrophy. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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How exercise protects the brain from aging
Physically active older people have higher levels of a protein. It improves the connections between neurons, and ensures the maintenance ...
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Dementia: an AI model can predict the risk two years in advance
British scientists have developed an artificial intelligence model to predict people who are at risk of developing dementia. According to ...
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: what is this disease that would have pushed Phillip Adams to murder?
A post-mortem examination of Phillip Adams, a former American football player and author of a shooting last April, revealed that ...
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