FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 4, 2016·3 min readAggregated Protein in Neurons May Cause ALSA new study reports people with ALs may have a genetic mutation that causes SOD1 to aggregate motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readMapping Neurons Implicated in Parkinson’s Motor ImpairmentResearchers have mapped out a circuit of neurons responsible for motor impairment in Parkinson's disease patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 13, 2016·4 min readCould Maple Syrup Help Protect Against Development of ALS?Research using C. elegans finds maple syrup may protect neurons and prevent the development of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·April 11, 2016·6 min readSmall Nerve Fibers Defy Neuropathy ConventionsA new study reports prediabetes may be more damaging to motor nerves than previously believed.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 9, 2016·3 min readFetal Motor Neuron Imbalance Can Hard Wire Later ProblemsFindings could lead to better understanding of neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders, such as autism and epilepsy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2016·7 min readHow Many Neuron Types Are There in the Brain?Researchers devise a new approach to systematically identifying individual classes of neurons in the spinal cord.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 29, 2016·4 min readALS Astrocyte Neurotoxicity a Result of Loss of MHCI in Motor NeuronsAstrocyte toxicity in ALS may be caused by an explicit loss on MHCI expression in motor neurons, a new study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 17, 2016·3 min readTAxI Drives Protein Cargo into Spinal CordTAxI, a small peptide has been shown to be an effective vehicle for shuttling functional proteins into the spinal cord, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 1, 2016·4 min readTreating ALS By Targeting Upper Motor NeuronsResearchers demonstrate it is possible to modify gene expression in upper motor neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2016·5 min readViral Tool Maps Brain Activity in Real TimeResearchers use a neutered strain of the rabies virus to map brain activity in real time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2016·3 min readResearchers Discover a New Role for Motor NeuronsResearchers have identified a new, direct signalling pathway through which motor neurons influence locomotion circuits that generate rhythmic movement.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·December 31, 2015·5 min readStudy Opens New Doors for ALS Drug DiscoveryResearchers pin down the structure of toxic clumps of a protein associated with a large number of ALS cases. The findings could help open the door to developing new drugs to treat the disease.Read More
