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Want to maximize your brain health as you age? Exercise may be your best investment.
Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center are engaged in various resear…
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Curing the neurodegenerative effects of aging is one of the next great medical mysteries to solve. This becomes more important as the average lifespan increases. For Asma Z…
Doctors want people to know that a stroke can happen at any age.
Thom Ludtke is a living example. He suffered a stroke at just 52 years old while coaching volleyball pra…
“Do you already have Alzheimer’s?”
This is the question Brian Ackley, associate professor of molecular biosciences at the University of Kansas, poses to the KU stude…
Neurodegenerative diseases can damage different parts of the nervous system, including the brain. This may lead to problems with thinking, memory, and/or movement. Examples…
In an enormous leap forward in the understanding of Parkinson’s disease (PD), researchers have discovered a new tool that can reveal a key pathology of the disease:…