FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2012·4 min readFinding Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Parkinson’s DrugLong-term aim is to develop new treatments to block the spread of damaged proteins in the brain. Van Andel Institute...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 27, 2012·3 min readNew Compound Holds Promise for Treating Duchenne MD and Other Inherited DiseasesRTC 13 effectively counteracts ‘nonsense’ mutation that causes disorder. Scientists at UCLA have identified a new compound that could treat...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·June 27, 2012·3 min readNerve Pathway for Combating Axon Injury and Stress May Hold Benefits for Individuals With Neurodegenerative DisordersResearchers from the Huck Institutes’ Center for Cellular Dynamics, led by Center director Melissa Rolls, have found that a neuroprotective...Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 20, 2012·3 min readProposed Drug May Reverse Huntington’s Disease SymptomsSingle treatment produces long-term improvement in animal models. With a single drug treatment, researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 20, 2012·4 min readScientists Identify Protein Required to Regrow Injured Nerves in LimbsA protein required to regrow injured peripheral nerves has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 14, 2012·3 min readGene May Link Diabetes and Alzheimer’sGene involved in dementia affects the insulin pathway, reports biology professor Chris Li and colleagues. In recent years it became...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2012·3 min readResearchers Identify New Group of Proteins in Brains of Alzheimer’s PatientsResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a novel group of proteins that accumulate in the brains...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 11, 2012·3 min readBrain Cell Activity Imbalance May Account for Seizure Susceptibility in Angelman SyndromeNew research by scientists at the University of University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 11, 2012·2 min readResearch May Hold Key to Multiple Sclerosis TreatmentA receptor recently discovered to control the movement of immune cells across the blood-brain barrier may hold the key to...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 11, 2012·3 min readNew Stroke Treatment Could Prevent and Reduce Brain DamageFindings show new therapy has potential to help the brain as it reacts to stroke’s harmful effects. Researchers at the...Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 7, 2012·3 min readResearchers Identify Gene that Promotes Axon DestructionFindings could have broad therapeutic potential for many neurodegenerative diseases. Degeneration of the axon and synapse, the slender projection through...Read More
Genetics·June 7, 2012·3 min readScientists Reprogram Skin Cells into Brain CellsInnovative technique lays groundwork for novel stem cell therapies Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have for the first time transformed...Read More
