Can Posterial Cortical Atrophy indicate Alzheimer’s disease? Posterial Cortical Atrophy, sometimes called Benson’s disease, is a rare degenerative brain condition that affects the back part of the ...

A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease show significantly less brain atrophy—decreased cortical thickness in ...

Although most people might be aware of some types of dementia – including Lewy Body, Parkinson's disease dementia and ...

A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that ...

Singer-actress Maureen McGovern says she will no longer perform live concerts after being diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy with “symptoms of Alzheimer’s and/or Dementia.” McGovern, who rose ...

Specific body fat distribution patterns were associated with brain structural differences, cognitive decline, and increased ...

Researchers found individuals with type 1 diabetes and neuropathy exhibit altered gray matter volume and cortical thickness compared with healthy controls. Adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and ...

Most people's brains get smaller as they age. It is not so much that neurons die, but that their terminals and synaptic junctions shrivel. A known cause is the over-secretion of cortisol by stress, ...