Imagine your brain is like a garden, and physical activity is the fertilizer that helps keep it healthy and flourishing. In this study, scientists wanted to understand how physical activity relates to markers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in older adults. They invited 143 cognitively normal older adults to participate and measured their physical activity levels […]
Imagine the brain as a complex interconnected city, with different districts representing large-scale networks that work together to maintain cognitive function. However, in Parkinson’s disease, these networks can experience changes long before any cognitive symptoms appear. A recent study delved into the internetwork functional connectivity of various brain networks in individuals with Parkinson’s and healthy […]
Just like the nervous system, our oral mucosa might hold the answers! The abnormal accumulation of a protein called α-synuclein (α-Syn) has long been associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this study, researchers found elevated levels of α-Syn, its phosphorylated form (pS129), and oligomeric α-Syn in the oral mucosa cells of PD patients. This discovery […]
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