FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 20, 2017·6 min readFirst Step Toward CRISPR Cure For ALSUC Berkeley researchers report they have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to delay symptoms and extend lifespan in mouse models of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2017·5 min readThe Enigmatic Brain: Using WWII Code Breaking Techniques to Interpret Brain DataUniversity of Pennsylvania researchers use cryptographic techniques to decode the activity of motor neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 2, 2017·3 min readSynaptic DisorderTargeting autophagy may help in the battle against ALS and other diseases that affect motor neurons, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 17, 2017·4 min readResolving Traffic Jams in Human ALS Motor NeuronsResearchers have generated motor neurons from people with familial ALS who carry FUS mutations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 5, 2017·5 min readAstrocytes Play Key Role in Respiratory Center and Breathing RegulationA groundbreaking study from Karolinska Institute researchers reports astrocytes play a key tole in the respiratory center of the brain stem and assist with the regulation of breathing. The findings are significant as they could provide clues to the causes of respiratory diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 11, 2017·4 min readBody’s Own Defense Against ALS Actually Drives Disease Progression at Later StagesIn early stages of ALS, autophagy helps to suppress disease progression, but accelerates the spread as the disease enters into later stages, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·September 7, 2017·4 min readHuman Skin Cells Transformed Into Motor NeuronsWUSTL researchers have converted skin cells into motor neurons without going through the stem cell state. The new technique could help in the development of devastating neurodegenerative diseases, like ALS, that affect motor neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 22, 2017·6 min readSelect Memories Can Be Erased, Leaving Others IntactResearchers report memories that trigger PTSD and anxiety can be erased without affecting other memories.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 30, 2017·5 min readMotor Neuron Disease Discovery Offers New Insights into Potential Treatment TargetsA new study sheds light on how some forms of motor neuron disease begins and progresses at a cellular level.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 22, 2017·3 min readCommon Protein Abnormality Pinpointed in Parkinson’s and ALSStudy implicates abnormalities in SOD1 with Parkinson's disease and ALS.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 15, 2017·4 min readNew Gene Identified in ALSResearchers implicate a variant in the UBQLN4 gene as a possible cause of ALS. The variant disrupts cellular processes that drive motor neuron development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 18, 2017·4 min readMotor Neurons Adjust to Control TasksFindings enhance understanding how the brain controls movement.Read More