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This is an immunohistochemistry image showing alpha-synuclein positive staining.

·October 7, 2013·3 min read

Study Identifies Possible Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers report of elevated alpha-synuclein levels detected on the skin of patients with Parkinson's disease. The findings could offer a new biomarker for the recognition of Parkinson's before the disease reaches advanced stage.

This photo shows two lab mice in a researcher's hand.

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·September 27, 2013·4 min read

Mouse Studies Reveal Promising Vitamin D Based Treatment for MS

Researchers find a vitamin D based treatment can halt, and even reverse, the course of multiple sclerosis in mouse models.

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·September 27, 2013·3 min read

New Research Helps Fight Against Motor Neuron Disease

New research could help find a solution to slowing down the progression of motor neuron disease.

The image shows a normal brain slice and a brain slice of with severe AD.

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·September 24, 2013·4 min read

Study Confirms that Rare Mutations Increase Risk of Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have identified and validated two rare gene mutations which could be a cause for late onset Alzheimer's disease.

This is a microscopic view of the entorhinal cortex.

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·September 19, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Gain New Insights into the Workings of the Brain

Researchers obtain new insight into the functioning of a region of the brain involved in spatial orientation, but which is damaged by Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows the structure of a lysosome.

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·September 11, 2013·3 min read

Fat Marker Predicts Cognitive Decline in People with HIV

Researchers discover levels of certain fats found in the CSF may predict which HIV patients are more likely to suffer from cognitive impairment.

The image show the location of SOD1 on chromosome 21.

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·September 9, 2013·6 min read

Therapy Slows Onset and Progression of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

By reducing the expression of the SOD1 gene, ALS onset and progression is slowed, a new study suggests.

This MRI scan shows the location of the substantia nigra in the brain.

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·August 16, 2013·4 min read

Effects of Parkinson’s Disease Mutation Reversed in Cells

Researchers discover a chemical in an anti-wrinkle cream could help prevent the death of nerve cells damaged by mutations, which cause an inherited form of Parkinson's disease.

The image shows MRI brain scans of patients with Pontocerebellar hypoplasia.

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·August 1, 2013·4 min read

Potential Nutritional Therapy for Childhood Neurodegenerative Disease

Researchers have discovered the gene mutation responsible for pontocerebellar hypoplasia. Pontocerebellar hypoplasia is an incurable neurodegenerative disease which affects children.

The microscope image shows nerve cells in the mouse brain that have been labeled with a modified rabies virus.

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·June 27, 2013·4 min read

High-Resolution Mapping Technique Uncovers Underlying Circuit Architecture of the Brain

Using an innovative brain-tracing technique, researchers discover a way to 'untangle' neural networks. The findings offer insight into how specific brain regions are connected.