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·March 23, 2017·4 min read

Possible New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers identify a new cellular mechanism that may be responsible for multiple sclerosis. Findings could open up new avenues for the development of treatments.

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·March 10, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Discover How Neurons Tell Each Other to Die Under Trauma and Disease

According to researchers, axons coordinate each other's destruction, contributing to neurodegeneration.

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·March 9, 2017·6 min read

“Jumping Genes” May Set the Stage for Brain Cell Death in Alzheimer’s

Researchers have identified a mechanism that may explain how neurons falter during the earliest stages of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·February 17, 2017·3 min read

Discovery of Genetic Switch Could Help Prevent Parkinson’s Symptoms

A new study reveals a critical gene network involved in Parkinson's disease.

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·February 8, 2017·3 min read

Turning Off the Protein Tap: New Clues to Neurodegenerative Disease

Dysfunction of the Golgi apparatus is associated with axatia and developmental delays.

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·February 3, 2017·4 min read

Brain Plasticity: How Adult Born Neurons Get Wired

Researchers report adult neurogenesis not only helps increase the number of cells in a neural network, it also promotes plasticity in the existing network. Additionally, they have identified the role the Bax gene plays in synaptic pruning.

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·January 30, 2017·3 min read

A Glitch in ‘Gatekeeper Cells’ Slowly Suffocates the Brain

A new study reveals pericyte degeneration may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease.

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·January 11, 2017·5 min read

Salmonella May Help Treat Brain Tumors

A strain of a bacteria commonly associated with food poisoning could prove an unlikely ally in the battle against glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.

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·January 10, 2017·3 min read

Microglia Cells Renew Themselves Quicker Than First Thought

The turn over of microglia cells is at least ten times faster than previously predicted, allowing for entire renewal of microglia a number of times during ones lifetime, a new study reports.