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·November 17, 2022·5 min read

New Target for Alzheimer’s Therapies Found

Researchers have discovered a co-aggregation between amyloid beta and the protein medin in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 17, 2022·4 min read

Genetic Links Between Traits Are Often Overstated

Researchers say estimates of how strongly diseases and traits share genetic signals could be over-inflated. Instead, they suggest, mating patterns may help explain the biological relationship between traits.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 18, 2022·2 min read

Genetic Markers for Autism, Hiding in Plain Sight

It is estimated that 80% of autism is inherited, but causative genes are hard to identify. Researchers have identified the ACMSD gene as being associated with non-verbal types of ASD.

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·November 18, 2022·3 min read

What Underpins Exceptional Longevity?

A new study will investigate the genetic and biological mysteries of extreme longevity and healthy aging.

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·November 18, 2022·4 min read

Repairing Gut Saves Brain Function After Stroke

Transplanting intestinal epithelial stem cells from healthy donors reduced stroke-induced mortality, decreased the volume of dead brain tissue and gut leakiness, and prevented stroke-induced cognitive decline.

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·November 18, 2022·5 min read

Can Pharmacotherapies Prevent Alcohol Use Disorder in People With PTSD?

Those with PTSD are almost twice as likely to develop alcohol use disorder than their peers who have not experienced trauma. Researchers report drugs that block FKBP5, such as benztropine, a drug used to control symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and the experimental compound SAFit2 reduce alcohol preference and drinking in models of PTSD.

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·November 21, 2022·3 min read

Children With ADHD Differ Genetically From People Who Are Diagnosed as Adults

Children diagnosed with ADHD have a higher genetic overlap with autism spectrum disorder while adults diagnosed with ADHD have a higher genetic overlap with depression.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 21, 2022·6 min read

Phase 3 Clinical Trial: Brain Cancer Vaccine Shows Promising Results

Results of a phase three clinical trial of a novel brain cancer vaccine, DCVax-L, that uses a patient's stem cells to target cancer cells extend survival by many months to years for glioblastoma patients.

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·November 21, 2022·4 min read

Repeated Stress Accelerates Aging of the Eye

Stress such as intraocular pressure elevation in the eye causes the retinal tissue to undergo transcriptional and epigenetic changes similar to natural aging.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·November 21, 2022·5 min read

Gene Mutation Leading To Autism Found to Overstimulate Brain Cells

A gene associated with autism overstimulates brain cells far greater in neurons without the mutation.

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·November 22, 2022·4 min read

Gene-Delivering Viruses Reach the Brain in Step Toward Gene Therapy for Neurological Diseases

Researchers have developed a family of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAVs) that are able to cross the blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapies directly to the brain.