A growing body of research points to chronic, low-grade inflammation inside the brain as a possible accelerant of Alzheimer’s disease, not just a bystander response to damage already done. The 2024 ...

Inflammation is a natural bodily process – but when it becomes chronic, it’s strongly linked with disease. Increasing evidence links inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, to mental health ...

Not all depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia is the same. A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry identified a distinct subtype of psychiatric illness marked by brain inflammation, ...

A new scientific breakthrough may soon offer hope for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. A group of researchers in Spain has developed a drug candidate that could help fight the condition at its ...

Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, ...

New findings suggest that targeting inflammation in Alzheimer’s may matter as much as targeting protein buildup.

A newly developed system to deliver tiny capsules containing anti-inflammatory proteins to specific parts of the brain may help fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. AstroCapsules, described in ...

A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found that the measure of brain inflammation in people who were experiencing clinical depression was increased by 30 per cent. The ...

A new study finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure. The research, led by McGill University scientist Masha Prager-Khoutorsky in collaboration with an ...

What does it say when a national insurer chooses to follow the science before being forced to by law? This year, Aetna updated its coverage policy to recognize Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric ...