In 2020, Ashley Harms, Ph.D., and University of Alabama at Birmingham colleagues published an Acta Neuropathologica study that used a mouse model to show that the alpha-synuclein pathology from ...

Multiple-system atrophy is an adult-onset, fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive autonomic failure, parkinsonian features, and cerebellar and pyramidal features in various ...

Multiple-system atrophy is an intractable neurodegenerative disease characterized by autonomic failure in addition to various combinations of parkinsonism, cerebellar ataxia, and pyramidal dysfunction ...

Brain atrophy plagues more than just people with neurodegenerative disorders. Even seemingly healthy individuals lose brain matter over time. Can doctors and researchers separate brain changes due to ...

Distinct retinal vessel atrophy patterns may be associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), but further research is needed to assess retinal vessel changes and their underlying role in MS. Changes in the ...

Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle mass. Low physical activity, nutritional deficiencies, genetic factors, and some medical conditions may contribute. Muscle atrophy due to inactivity can occur if a ...

Twelve years ago, clinicians gathered in Vancouver, Canada, for the first international working group meeting on posterior cortical atrophy. At the time, PCA was obscure. It lacked consensus on ...