Tag: neurology

Alzheimer’s disease linked to the metabolism of unsaturated fats

From the King’s College London press release: A new study published in PLOS Medicine‘s Special Issue on Dementia has found that the metabolism of omega-3 and omega-6 unsaturated fatty acids… Read more »

Researchers identify how inflammation spreads through the brain after injury

From the University of Maryland School of Medicine press release: Researchers have identified a new mechanism by which inflammation can spread throughout the brain after injury. This mechanism may explain the… Read more »

Head injuries can alter hundreds of genes and lead to serious brain diseases

From the UCLA press release: Head injuries can harm hundreds of genes in the brain in a way that increases people’s risk for a wide range of neurological and psychiatric… Read more »