neurology

New Insights on Genetic Mutations in Neurodegenerative Conditions: Impact of CAG Repeat Expansion and RNA Aggregates

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New Insights on Genetic Mutations in Neurodegenerative Conditions: Impact of CAG Repeat Expansion and RNA Aggregates

Previous studies have revealed that neurodegenerative conditions, including Huntington’s disease and spinocerebellar ataxia, are triggered by an increase in the number of trinucleotide CAG repeats in the coding gene, generating an expansion of the polyglutamine tract within a protein. These disorders are hereditary because the expansion of CAG repeats in the coding gene is passed … Read more

Controversy Surrounds Barbie School of Friendship Program Promoting Diversity and Empathy

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Controversy Surrounds Barbie School of Friendship Program Promoting Diversity and Empathy

Barbie dolls with realistic proportions, with Down syndrome, who use a wheelchair and of course of all possible ethnic origins and conditions. In recent years, the iconic Mattel figure has faced criticism for instilling unrealistic expectations in girls for decades to embrace the diversity. To the point of sending dolls for free to schools in … Read more

Understanding Migraines: The Role of Genetics and Hormones in Women

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Understanding Migraines: The Role of Genetics and Hormones in Women

When it comes to physical suffering, nature has not divided it fairly between the sexes. Women often turn out to be the losers. They bleed every month and give birth to children. As if that were not enough, they are also more likely to suffer from chronic conditions, such as migraines. What’s up with that? … Read more

Understanding Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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Understanding Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Alcohol addicts and individuals with potential malnutrition are being warned about the dangers of vitamin B1 deficiency, which can lead to a special disease called Wernicke’s encephalopathy. This condition, characterized by visual and hypothalamic lesions in the brain, often occurs in alcoholics and malabsorption patients. Recently, a 65-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department … Read more

Study Finds 5% of People with Focal Epilepsy Had Seizures While Driving Prior to Diagnosis

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Study Finds 5% of People with Focal Epilepsy Had Seizures While Driving Prior to Diagnosis

A new study published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology has found that 5% of people with focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving prior to being diagnosed. Focal epilepsy is responsible for more than half of all cases of epilepsy and is characterised by recurring seizures which affect one half … Read more

Alzheimer’s Disease May Increase Risk of Epilepsy and Vice Versa: Study

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Alzheimer’s Disease May Increase Risk of Epilepsy and Vice Versa: Study

A study published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, Neurology, has shown that people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease may have a higher risk of epilepsy. Equally, people with a specific type of epilepsy could have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The findings highlight a strong relationship … Read more

Exposure to Ultrafine Dust Worsens Symptoms of Cerebral Infarction

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Exposure to Ultrafine Dust Worsens Symptoms of Cerebral Infarction

Ultrafine dust (PM2.5) is a fine particle with a diameter of less than 2.5 μm, mainly caused by exhaust fumes from fossil fuels, and has been known to affect respiratory and circulatory system diseases. In the midst of this, it was found that ultrafine dust caused inflammation in the brain and aggravated the course of … Read more

Beijing finds 19-year-old patient diagnosed with ‘Alzheimer’

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Beijing finds 19-year-old patient diagnosed with ‘Alzheimer’

Xuan Wu Hospital Affiliated with Nakhon Luang Medical University in beijing revealed that a 19-year-old patient was diagnosed withAlzheimer’s disease This is a rare case. Because most patients with this disease tend to be in the elderly population. Jia Longfei, a neurology doctor at the hospital, said the patient began to develop memory problems at … Read more