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·December 10, 2015·3 min read

Halting Neurodegeneration

Researchers have discovered mechanisms that lead to neurodegeneration.

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·November 30, 2015·4 min read

Could Aspirin Help Prevent Cell Death in Alzheimer’s and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases?

Salicylic acid, a breakdown product of aspirin, appears to bind to an enzyme that plays a major role in a number of neurodegenerative diseases.

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

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·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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·October 30, 2015·3 min read

Shedding Light on Protein Related Diseases

Researchers report some proteins turn into liquid droplets on their way to becoming the toxic solids implicated in some neurodegenerative disorders.

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·October 5, 2015·4 min read

How Finches Could Further Understanding of Huntington’s Disease

Researchers use zebra finches to study speech and vocal impairments associated with Huntington's disease.

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·September 23, 2015·5 min read

Liquid Crystals Show Potential for Detecting Neurodegenerative Diseases

Using liquid crystals, researchers are able to detect protein fibers implicated in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, a new study reports.

This diagram shows how a diseased and healthy NMDA receptor work.

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·August 24, 2015·4 min read

Proteins Produced by Activated Neurons Could Protect Against Neurodegeneration

Researchers have discovered a key molecule that helps protect the brain against some neurodegenerative diseases.

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·August 19, 2015·6 min read

Creatures of Habit: How Neurons Weigh Behavioral Cost and Reward

According to a new study, habit formation is driven by neurons in the striatum which represent both the cost and reward of the behavior.

This image shows a schematic of the major fiber pathways through the basal ganglia.

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·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Visualize Critical Part of Basal Ganglia Pathways

Researchers use neuroimaging technology to visualize the pathways that connect the different areas of the basal ganglia. The research could lead to new tracking of disease progression in Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.