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 ...

Researchers using high-resolution brain scans are finding that when hearing starts to slip, the brain does not simply “turn ...

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an incredible technique that was first used to scan patients in the 1970s and 1980s. It uses radio waves, giant magnets, and computational tools to visualize ...

They show up as bright white spots when you get a brain MRI: lesions called white matter hyperintensities, or WMH. And their ...

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 ...

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 of ...

This review examines how GLP-1 receptor agonists may influence neurodegenerative disease biology through metabolic, ...

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 ...