A study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides the clearest evidence to date to link severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to dementia risk. CTE is a degenerative brain disorder ...

The largest study of its kind from the Boston University CTE Center reveals that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) should be recognized as a new cause of dementia. The research, published in ...

New research shows that CTE may stem from DNA damage and inflammation set in motion by blows to the head. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The 2024-2025 influenza season saw a historic rise in pediatric influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE) cases, with 109 reported, including 37 acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) cases. The CDC ...

The first participant in an investigational gene therapy trial of STXBP1 encephalopathy died, Capsida Biotherapeutics said. The death occurred days after dosing, according to information posted on the ...

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE) is a severe neurological condition characterized by epileptic seizures and cognitive developmental impairments. Mutations in the YWHAG gene, which ...

A man who opened fire inside a Manhattan office building and fatally shot four people left a note referencing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease linked to head trauma, ...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by swelling or inflammation in the brain. It’s often treatable if diagnosed quickly. Posterior reversible ...

In a pioneering study, from the Expertise Centre for Movement Disorders in Groningen, Machine Learning, a core area of artificial intelligence (AI), is successfully used for the first time to ...

"Post-TIPS HE [hepatic encephalopathy] may reflect the patients' overall vulnerability leading to an increased risk for complications and thus explaining the overall poorer prognosis of these patients ...

Whole-body hypothermia within hours of birth failed to improve outcomes in preterm infants less than 36 weeks' gestational age with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Death or moderate or severe ...