Tag: neuroprotection
Cooling the Brain After Stroke: How Induced Hypothermia Could Transform Acute Care
A new translational study in Science Translational Medicine (June 2026) explores how pharmacologically induced hypothermia could protect brain tissue after…
Diabetes and Dementia: New Evidence Reveals Bidirectional Risk and Potential Neuroprotection
Mounting evidence reveals that diabetes and dementia share bidirectional pathophysiological pathways involving impaired glucose metabolism, chronic inflammation, and vascular dysfunction.…
Minocycline Stroke Trial Debate Highlights Neuroprotection Research Challenges
Scientific debate in The Lancet highlights persistent challenges in stroke neuroprotection research following criticism of the EMPHASIS minocycline trial. Researchers…
New Drug Target for Alzheimer’s Shows Promise in Preclinical Studies
Researchers identified a novel Alzheimer's mechanism and developed an experimental compound that slowed nerve cell loss in mouse models. The…
Gut Microbiome Changes Precede Brain Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease, Global Analysis Reveals
Global metagenomic analysis reveals that critical gut microbiome changes precede brain symptoms in Parkinson's disease. Two common microbial compounds systematically…
Exercise Hormone Irisin Shows Promise in Multiple Sclerosis Neuroprotection
A preclinical study from Mass General Brigham and University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf has identified irisin, an exercise-derived hormone, as a…