More information: Yash Patel et al, Genetic risk factors underlying white matter hyperintensities and cortical atrophy, ...

Tiny, shallow grooves on the surface of the brain may provide new insight into how aging and Alzheimer’s disease affect brain ...

At the time, PCA was obscure. It lacked consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria, biomarkers, and even prevalence data. In PCA, amyloid plaques accumulate in the brain in a pattern that mimics ...

Children with conduct disorder show widespread brain structural differences, finds new international study Jul 16, 2024 Brains of young people with severe behavioral problems are 'wired differently' ...

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 ...

A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that ...

I’ve been diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy with symptoms of Alzheimer’s and/or Dementia. “I can no longer travel or perform in live concerts,” wrote McGovern, who has appeared in ...

Maureen McGovern shared some sad --yet hopeful -- news about her health. The 73-year-old musician revealed that she has been diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) and is showing symptoms ...

New research shows real differences in the brain structure of children and youths with conduct disorder, compared to those without the condition. Top News U.S. News ...

For this study, researchers used blood stem cells from 10 toddlers ages 1 through 4 to create brain cortical organoids -- 3D models of the children's cortexes, created though laboratory cell cultures.

Edward Bushnell in Oxfordshire, who is 62 and has posterior cortical atrophy, says he has ‘no alternative’ but to be positive. He explains how he manages his symptoms. Edward Bushnell in Oxfordshire, ...

Compared with children not exposed, 9- and 10-year-olds with prenatal exposure to gestational diabetes had significantly smaller total cortical gray matter volume after false discovery rate ...