A new study sheds light on the genetic causes of a range of neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease, and determines factors that impact the age of onset as well as disease severity.
Synthesizing a human embryo from stem cells and using gene editing to insert the Huntingtin gene, researchers found the mutation affected the size of germ layers compared to the control embryos. Findings suggest Huntington's disease may be a neurodevelopmental disorder that presents as a neurodegenerative disease later
Researchers discovered mutations of the OPTN gene resulted in increased herpesvirus 1 growth in the brains of mice, leading to the death of local neurons. This resulted in accelerated neurodegeneration. OPTN deficiency was also associated with impairments in immune response. While these findings are specific to the HSV-1 virus, researchers believe the findings may apply to up to eight herpesvirus infections.
New findings reinforce the idea that dementia with Lewy bodies can be pathologically classified as two different and distinct disease types.
A new mouse line makes the state of protein balance visible in the mammalian brain for the first time, allowing researchers to investigate disorders associated with protein misfolding.
Researchers have developed a new technique to quantify protein droplets associated with a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS.
Researchers reveal how proteins accumulate in the incorrect parts of brain cells in ALS, and demonstrate how it may be possible to reverse the accumulation.
Newly synthesized compounds can halt the degradation of neurons in a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, researchers say.
Disruption of autophagy may be at the root of the cognitive deficits experienced by those with Huntington's disease.
A new study reveals humans and mice have significant differences in how oxidative stress and inflammation trigger immune response genes in astrocytes. Researchers suggest lab models of neurodegeneration should incorporate specially engineered mouse models with lower resistance to oxidative stress, rendering them more human-like.
NfL, a single biomarker in the blood, can accurately predict the presence of underlying neurodegenerative disorders, such as FTD and ALS, in people with cognitive problems.
A new study reports on an association between specific gut bacteria species and the manifestation of neurodegenerative disorders.
