Speech disorder called apraxia can progress to neurodegenerative disease

It may start with a simple word you can’t pronounce. Your tongue and lips stumble, and gibberish comes out. Misspeaking might draw a chuckle from family and friends. But, then,

Diagnostic uncertainty in Parkinson’s disease: Study calls for improved diagnostic processes

A new study by the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland, found that a significant proportion of Parkinson’s disease diagnoses are later corrected. Up to one in six

New ALS discovery: Scientists reverse protein clumping involved in neurodegenerative conditions

In the quest to understand the driving forces behind neurodegenerative diseases, researchers in recent years have zeroed in on clumps of malfunctioning proteins thought to kill neurons in the brain