neurological diseases

Natural Ways to Fix a Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier in Functional Neurology Part 2

The blood-brain barrier is a protective shield that allows nutrients to enter the brain while keeping harmful components in the… Read More

December 31, 2019

Natural Ways to Fix a Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier in Functional Neurology Part 1

The blood-brain barrier is a protective shield that allows nutrients to enter the brain while keeping harmful components in the… Read More

December 31, 2019

Functional Neurology: What is the Role of the Blood-Brain Barrier?

Our brain is a complex organ protected by our 7mm thick skull, a protective membrane, known as the meninges, and… Read More

December 13, 2019

Functional Neurology: Nrf2 Activation for Neurological Diseases

Neurological diseases, including well-known neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) as well as other rare health… Read More

November 12, 2019

Functional Neurology: MSG and Neurological Diseases

MSG is a food additive which is found in the majority of the industrial foods. It boosts the taste of… Read More

October 8, 2019

Microglial Priming in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most common types of dementia among older adults. Research studies have demonstrated that… Read More

September 17, 2019

Microglial Priming in the Central Nervous System

Microglial cells make up about 10 to 15 percent of all the glial cells in the human body, which can… Read More

September 13, 2019

Red Light Therapy for Neurological Diseases

About 6 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and about 50 million people worldwide have dementia.… Read More

September 11, 2019

Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infections Part 2

Central nervous system, or CNS, infections can be life-threatening if they are not diagnosed and treated early. Because CNS infections… Read More

September 5, 2019

Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infections Part 1

The central nervous system, or CNS, plays a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of infection. The CNS is regulated by… Read More

September 4, 2019

What is Mitochondrial Disease?

Mitochondria are the "energy factory" of the human body. Several thousand mitochondria can be found in nearly every cell. Mitochondria… Read More

August 28, 2019

What is Cerebral Perfusion Pressure?

Cerebral perfusion pressure, or CPP, is the net pressure gradient which carries oxygen to brain tissue. It is measured by… Read More

August 23, 2019

What is the Role of Glial Cells?

You have probably heard about the "gray matter" of the brain which is made up of cells known as neurons,… Read More

August 22, 2019

Apoptosis in Neurological Diseases

Neural cell death can occur both during the development and throughout the pathophysiology of the nervous system. Two different types… Read More

August 21, 2019

What are Brain Disorders?

The human brain is the human body's control center. It is a fundamental structure in the nervous system, which also… Read More

August 20, 2019

5 Ways to Improve Brain Health

Until only several decades ago, neuroscientists believed that the brain stopped creating new neural connections, meaning that your memory starts… Read More

August 9, 2019

Understanding the Life and Death of a Neuron

For many years, most neuroscientists believed we were born with all the neurons we were ever going to carry in… Read More

August 8, 2019

The Annual Cost of Neurological Disease in the US

Neurological diseases are characterized as health issues associated with the brain, the spine, and the nerves which connect them. Neurological… Read More

August 7, 2019