Neuroscience
Research to delay motor neuron loss
University of Queensland researchers have identified a potential treatment to delay motor neuron loss and symptoms in the inevitably fatal motor neuron disease (MND).
Sep 14, 2016
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Neuroscience
When silencing phantom noises is a matter of science
With a clever approach, researchers point to the first gene that could be protective of tinnitus—that disturbing ringing in the ear many of us hear, when no sound is present.
Sep 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
Progress in the fight against ALS
A Brandeis research group has found a way to repair a vital signaling mechanism in fruit flies with symptoms of ALS. As a result, dying motor neurons regained health and the once paralyzed flies regained partial motion.
Aug 30, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Elevating brain protein allays symptoms of Alzheimer's and improves memory
Boosting levels of a specific protein in the brain alleviates hallmark features of Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model of the disorder, according to new research published online August 25, 2016 in Scientific Reports.
Aug 25, 2016
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Neuroscience
Study shows how mutations disrupt ALS-linked protein
In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aggregates of the protein TDP-43 are almost always found in afflicted neurons and glial cells. Meanwhile, about 50 ALS-linked mutations are known to affect a particular region of TDP-43. ...
Aug 18, 2016
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Neuroscience
Better detection key to rising ALS cases in U.S.
(HealthDay)—Better detection appears to explain the recent rise in the number of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases in the United States, government health officials say.
Aug 4, 2016
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Genetics
Researchers identify how a single gene can protect against causes of neurodegenerative diseases
New research has identified how cells protect themselves against 'protein clumps' known to be the cause of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.
Aug 2, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antioxidant therapies may help in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases
A new review examines the potential of antioxidant approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis.
Aug 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
Mechanistic finding may help develop treatment for Ice Bucket Challenge disease
A new study by a team of scientists from the University of Malta and the Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (CNRS/Université de Montpellier) could help develop treatment strategies for a crippling disorder ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
New areas of the brain identified where ALS-implicated gene is active
For the first time novel expression sites in the brain have been identified for a gene which is associated with motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia.
Aug 1, 2016
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