Turning Off the Protein Tap: New Clues to Neurodegenerative Disease
Dysfunction of the Golgi apparatus is associated with axatia and developmental delays.... Read More...
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New Genetic Disease That Results in Neurodegeneration Discovered
Researchers have identified a new neurodegenerative disease that is caused by a genetic mutation that disrupts DNA repair.... Read More...
Study Chronicles First Brain Bleed Tied To Energy Drinks
Researchers have presented the first known case of a patient experiencing hemorrhagic stroke following consumption of an energy drink.... Read More...
New iPS-Cell Model System Helps Develop Treatments for Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Researchers have succeeded in creating a new model system that can be used to develop drug therapies for genetic disorders like spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.... Read More...
Genetic Mutation Causes Ataxia in Humans and Dogs
A new study identifies a genetic mutation as an additional cause of cerebellar ataxia.... Read More...
Genetic Cause of Spinocerebellar Ataxia Identified
Researchers have discovered a new mutation responsible for spinocerebellar ataxia, an often fatal movement disorder.... Read More...
Coordinating Traffic Down the Neural Highway
Findings could open new avenues for designing drugs to treat ataxia, researchers report.... Read More...
Increasing Memory with a Flash of Light
Researchers have successfully created a new, light sensitive, plant-human hybrid protein that efficiently modulates calcium channels.... Read More...
Link Between ALS and Abnormal Immune Response Established
According to a new study, a protein implicated in some neurological diseases also plays an important role in how our bodies respond to viral infections.... Read More...
Gene-Silencing Study Finds New Targets for Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers use RNAi to reveal dozens of genes which could represent new therapeutic targets for treating Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
Epilepsy in a Dish: Stem Cell Research Reveals Clues to Origins and Possible Treatment
By turning skin cells of patients with Dravet syndrome into neurons, researchers create a miniature testing ground for epilepsy... Read More...
New Study Identifies Two Genes That Combine to Cause Rare Syndrome
Researchers find genetic mutations which appear to underlie a rare syndrome which combines reproductive failure with cerebella ataxi and dementia.... Read More...