FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 16, 2013·6 min read‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALSUsing neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2013·3 min readA New Kind of Genetic Switch Can Target the Activities of Just One Type of Brain CellMicroglia plays crucial roles both in healthy and diseased brains, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·February 28, 2022·4 min readA New Molecular Pathway Shared by Two Neurodegenerative Disorders DiscoveredMislocalization of the TDP-43 protein alters the genetic instructions for UNC13A. The findings provide a potential new therapeutic target for the treatment of ALS and frontotemporal dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 20, 2022·4 min readA Protective Probiotic for ALS FoundLacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114, a non-commercial probiotic reduces neurodegeneration and has neuroprotective effects in lab models of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 30, 2016·3 min readAbnormal Brain Protein May Contribute to Development of Alzheimer’sA new study reports on the role the protein TDP-43 plays in the development of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 30, 2018·4 min readAdult Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early DevelopmentGene expressions in the brain that occur early in development may explain why some cerebellar stem cell populations behave differently in people with SCA1, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 4, 2016·3 min readAggregated Protein in Neurons May Cause ALSA new study reports people with ALs may have a genetic mutation that causes SOD1 to aggregate motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·July 19, 2016·4 min readAging Stem Cells to Speed Up Progress Toward ALS TreatmentsStudy shows how ALS may impact neurons as they mature.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 20, 2015·3 min readALS Affects Sensory Neurons Involved in MovementA new discovery could speed identification of ALS in patients.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·October 19, 2015·4 min readALS and Frontotemporal Dementia Linked to Nuclear Transport ProblemsA new study points to a potential new target to treat neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 29, 2016·4 min readALS Astrocyte Neurotoxicity a Result of Loss of MHCI in Motor NeuronsAstrocyte toxicity in ALS may be caused by an explicit loss on MHCI expression in motor neurons, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 22, 2022·4 min readALS May Be Linked to Both the Immune and Central Nervous SystemsResearchers discovered both immune system and central nervous system dysfunction in animal models and people with ALS4, a genetic, juvenile, and slow-progressing form of ALS.Read More
