Biomarkers on the Brain

The human brain is the most complex biological organ in the living world. However, as with all living things we are not invincible and we remain susceptible to a host of medical disorders, some of which are related to the malfunction of our brains. Examples of common neurological illnesses include stroke, motor neuron disease (MND), Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Huntington’s disease (HD). Ideally, each of these conditions would have to exhibit a unique pathology to allow clinicians to distinguish particular conditions and give a reliable diagnosis and treatment. In reality, however, many neurodegenerative diseases share similar symptoms and features and the task of diagnosis is often...