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·May 27, 2014·2 min read

‘Sticky Synapses’ Can Impair New Memories by Holding on to Old Ones

Researchers discover so-called sticky synapses can impair new learning by excessively hard wiring old memories.

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·February 15, 2022·7 min read

A New Atlas of Cells That Carry Blood to the Brain

Researchers have created a comprehensive atlas of cell types in the brain's cerebrovascular system.

Diagram shows how the new method detects DNA damage that leads to neurological diseases.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 6, 2015·8 min read

A New Way to Detect DNA Damage

According to a new study, researchers have devised a new way to detect chemical damage to DNA that leads to genetic mutations which are responsible for an array of diseases, including ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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·April 8, 2016·4 min read

A Newly Discovered Way For Cells to Die

Researchers explore the molecular mechanism that causes linker cell death in worms.

Image shows a brain slice from a huntington's patient.

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·September 9, 2016·5 min read

Activity of Huntington’s Disease Gene Curbed for 6 Months: Mouse Study

Researchers have identified a protein that can turn off the Huntingtin gene's expression.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·August 7, 2015·4 min read

Adopting New Strategies to Discover Therapies for Huntington’s Disease

A new study reports DNA repair genes may determine when the neurological symptoms of Huntington's disease begin.

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·March 30, 2018·4 min read

Adult Onset Neurodegeneration Has Roots in Early Development

Gene expressions in the brain that occur early in development may explain why some cerebellar stem cell populations behave differently in people with SCA1, researchers report.

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·January 28, 2020·3 min read

AI analyzed blood test can predict the progression of neurodegenerative disease

Combining artificial intelligence technology and blood samples, researchers were able to predict and explain the progression of Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease. The new algorithm was able to detect alterations in gene expression over decades from patients' blood samples.

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·May 23, 2017·5 min read

Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Share Common Crucial Feature

Findings may explain how neurodegenerative diseases spread throughout the brain and disrupt normal functions. Additionally, treatment for one disease could possibly work for the other two also.