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·January 10, 2020·2 min read

Antibiotics could be promising treatment for form of dementia

Gentamicin and G418, two aminoglycoside antibiotics, were effective at correcting genetic mutations associated with a specific form of frontotemporal dementia. The findings are promising for the treatment of frontotemporal dementia.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 15, 2017·5 min read

Granulins Are Brain Treasure, Not Trash

A new tool allows researchers to observe granulins inside cells.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 8, 2017·4 min read

Frontotemporal Dementia Linked to Shortage of Progranulin

Researchers report neurodegeneration associated with frontotemporal dementia could span from a reduced trophic support for neurons.

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·April 24, 2017·5 min read

Inflammatory Pathways Link to Obsessive Behaviors in Frontotemporal Dementia

Researchers link obsessive behaviors in frontotemporal dementia to immune pathways and suggest targeting the immune system could be a new strategy for the treatment of FTD.

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Featured Neurology

·April 13, 2017·5 min read

Common Factor Links Neurodegenerative Disease in Old and Young

Researchers have identified a common mechanism in both frontotemporal dementia and neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

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·April 22, 2016·6 min read

Frontotemporal Dementia May be Triggered by Brain’s Immune System

According to researchers, FTD may be triggered by a defect in microglia.

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·September 29, 2014·3 min read

Protein that Causes Frontotemporal Dementia also Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease

Low levels of progranulin shown to increase the formation of amyloid beta plaques and worsen memory deficits in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

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Electrophysiology Featured Genetics

·August 25, 2014·3 min read

Changes in the Eye Can Predict Changes in the Brain

Researchers report retinal degeneration could be one of the earliest signs of FTD in people who have a genetic risk for the disorder.