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·July 17, 2017·4 min read

New Discovery in Motor Neuron Disease and Dementia Could Pave the Way For New Treatments

Researchers believe a newly discovered mechanism may contribute to cell death in people suffering from ALS and dementia.

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·July 17, 2017·4 min read

Bacteria Found in Alzheimer’s Brains

A new study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience provides new evidence that bacterial infection and inflammation could contribute to Alzheimer's disease. Researchers found a tenfold higher overall ratio of Actinobacteria to Proteobacteria in the brains of Alzheimer's patients compared to those without the disease.

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·July 13, 2017·5 min read

Scientists Replay Movie Encoded in DNA

Researchers have encoded a 'primitive' video from the DNA in living cells. The Nature study reports this is the first step towards a 'molecular recorder' that could make it possible to get read-outs of changing internal states of neurons as they develop in the brain.

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·June 19, 2017·4 min read

Mathematical Modeling Uncovers Mysteries of HIV Infection in the Brain

A new math model has helped researchers to uncover the progression of HIV infection in the brain.

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·June 12, 2017·5 min read

Insomnia Genes Found

Researchers have identified seven risk genes for insomnia.

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·May 29, 2017·5 min read

Head and Neck Cancers Involving HPV On the Rise: Redefining HPV Related Cancers

Head and neck cancers involving HPV are on the rise and researchers fear we may be seeing the start of an epidemic.

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·May 22, 2017·5 min read

Experimental Therapy for Immune Diseases Hits Achilles Heel of Activated T Cells

PPCA treatment shown to provide therapeutic benefit in mouse models of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and multiple sclerosis.

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·May 9, 2017·4 min read

Study Finds Alzheimer’s Disease Likely Not Caused by Low Body Mass Index

Low body mass index does not appear to be a causal risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·May 1, 2017·4 min read

Gene Editing Just Eliminated HIV-1 Infection: Live Animal Study

Researchers report they have successfully been able to shut down and eliminate the HIV-a virus from infected cells in mice, thanks to the help of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology.