FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 3, 2018·3 min readGoodbye “Stress Granules”Researchers shed light on how stress granules, enzymes linked to a range of neurodegenerative diseases, are formed and how they can be reduced.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 28, 2018·4 min readNew Clues May Help Improve Speech For Some With ALSTongue range motion is reduced while lower lip and jaw motion is increased in people who suffer dysarthria associated with ALS. The findings may help develop new therapies to help those with ALS improve their speech, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2018·5 min readResearchers Shed New Light on Motor Neuron DeathA new collaborative study has helped researchers to uncover some of the earliest molecular events in ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·May 22, 2018·5 min readWhat Helps Form Long Term Memory Also Drives ALSResearchers reveal a small region of Ataxin-2, a protein implicated in long term memory, may drive the progression of ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 21, 2018·5 min readImmune Cells Hold Promise For Slowing ALS ProgressionA new immunotherapy treatment for ALS patients is not only safe, but can also help slow the progression of the disease, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2018·4 min readALS Treatment Delays Disease and Extends Life: Mouse StudyResearchers report transplanting altered neural stem cells into the brains of mice genetically engineered to exhibit symptoms of ALS, delayed the progression of the disease and extended lifespan.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·April 16, 2018·5 min readLarge Aggregates of ALS Causing Protein Might Help Brain CellsResearchers report the formation of larger, more visible SOD1 aggregates may help to protect brain cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 11, 2018·5 min readDiscovery Could Let Doctors Customize Brain’s Immune Response to DiseaseResearchers have discovered a method to engraft immune cells in the brains of lab mice without the use of radiation.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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 22, 2018·4 min readFocusing on Early Stage of Illness May Be Key to Treating ALSA new study reveals many inhibitory neurons are lost in early phases of ALS and FTD development. The findings show a contrast to other neurodegenerative diseases where excitatory neurons are lost early in the disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 21, 2018·3 min readNew Genetic Mutation Linked to ALSResearchers report the KIF5A gene is linked to ALS.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 19, 2018·5 min readBetter Understanding ALS by Looking at How Cells ChangeA new study sheds light on the molecular mechanisms behind ALS.Read More
