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·October 19, 2015·4 min read

ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia Linked to Nuclear Transport Problems

A new study points to a potential new target to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

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Featured Neurology

·October 5, 2015·4 min read

Tracking a Key Piece of Dementia and ALS Puzzle

Findings provide new hope for treating ALS and FTD, researchers report.

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·September 24, 2015·5 min read

Evidence of Mechanism at Heart of ALS Discovered

A new study reports researchers have discovered evidence of a mechanism that could play a central role in ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Featured Neurology

·September 21, 2015·4 min read

Old Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease

According to a new study, a drug previously prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis have been found to successfully reverse tau related symptoms in animal models of dementia.

Featured Neurology

·September 2, 2015·4 min read

How Tau Accumulates and Caused Neurodegenerative Disorders

A new study reports appoptosin initiates a path that leads to tau accumulation in neurodegenerative disorders.

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Featured Genetics Neurology

·August 26, 2015·6 min read

RNA Blocked Pathways May Initiate ALS and Dementia

According to new research, the C9orf72 mutation causes long strands of RNA to block specific pathways which usually move proteins into a cell's nucleus.

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Featured Psychology

·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Moral Traits, Not Memory, Considered Core Component of Our Identity

For families of those with Alzheimer's disease, it's the changes in behavior and not loss of memory which makes those close say the patient isn't the same person any more.

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Featured Neurology

·June 30, 2015·3 min read

Lysosomes Failure to Perform May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease

According to new research, in Alzheimer's patients, lysosomes lack the ability to perform their job correctly.

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·June 25, 2015·4 min read

Restoring Low Levels of Serotonin Could Improve Brain Function for Some with Dementia

Impulsivity may be reduced and brain function improved in patients with frontotemporal dementia by restoring low levels of serotonin, a new study reports.