Medical research
Cellular hitchhikers may hold a key to understanding ALS
For long-distance transportation within the cell, RNA molecules rely on hitchhiking.
Sep 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New insight into motor neuron death mechanisms could be a step toward ALS treatment
Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important advance toward understanding why certain cells in the nervous system are prone to breaking down and dying, which is what happens in patients with ALS and other ...
Sep 4, 2019
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Medical research
Experimental treatment slows prion disease, extends life of mice
Scientists using an experimental treatment have slowed the progression of scrapie, a degenerative central nervous disease caused by prions, in laboratory mice and greatly extended the rodents' lives, according to a new report ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify previously unrecognised abnormalities in how MND affects brain activity
Researchers in the Academic Unit of Neurology at Trinity College Dublin have identified characteristic changes in the patterns of electrical brain wave activity in motor neurone disease (MND). This ground breaking observation ...
Jul 31, 2019
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Genetics
Beyond finding a gene: Same repeated stretch of DNA found in three neurodegenerative diseases
Families living with four extremely rare neurodegenerative diseases have finally learned the cause of their illnesses, thanks to a researcher's hunch and decades of improvements in DNA sequencing technology.
Jul 22, 2019
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Neuroscience
Copper compound shows further potential as therapy for slowing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A compound with potential as a treatment for ALS has gained further promise in a new study that showed it improved the condition of mice whose motor neurons had been damaged by an environmental toxin known to cause features ...
Jul 2, 2019
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Neuroscience
High BMI, weight gain linked to lasting decrease in ALS risk
(HealthDay)—High body mass index (BMI) and weight gain are associated with a reduced long-term risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study published online June 26 in Neurology.
Jun 27, 2019
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Neuroscience
Could heavier folks be at lower risk for ALS?
It's not often that anything good is associated with obesity. Yet heavy folks and those who bulk up as they age may have less risk for the deadly disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study finds.
Jun 27, 2019
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Neuroscience
ALS patients may benefit from more glucose
Increased glucose, transformed into energy, could give people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, improved mobility and a longer life, according to new findings by a University of Arizona-led research team.
Jun 27, 2019
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Neuroscience
Certain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neurons
USC researchers have discovered a secret sauce in the brain's vascular system that preserves the neurons needed to keep dementia and other diseases at bay.
Jun 24, 2019
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