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This is a cross section MRI of a patient with ALS.

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·October 16, 2013·6 min read

‘Individualized’ Therapy for the Brain Targets Specific Gene Mutations Causing Dementia and ALS

Using neurons created from iPS cells derived from people with ALS, researchers develop a new drug which appears to halt the impact of the genetic mutations in some forms of ALS and dementia.

This is a model of microRNA.

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·October 28, 2013·4 min read

Untangling Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers discover specific molecules which could be targeted to treat Alzheimer's disease.

The image shows frontotemporal degeneration in the brain.

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·October 30, 2013·3 min read

RNA Build Up Linked to Dementia and Motor Neuron Disease

Researchers have identified a new toxic entity associated with genetically inherited forms of frontotemporal dementia and motor neuron disease.

The image shows the nanoparticles interfering with the RNA.

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·October 30, 2013·5 min read

Incurable Brain Cancer Gene is Silenced

A novel therapeutic, which is based on nanotechnology, turns off a critical gene and increases survival rates in mice with glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.

This is an illustration of DNA.

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·November 1, 2013·5 min read

Study Finds a Patchwork of Genetic Variation in the Brain

Researchers discover a surprising degree of variation among the genomes of individual neurons taken from the same brain.

The image shows motor neurons in an ALS patient.

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·December 16, 2013·5 min read

Researchers Reduce Toxicity Associated With Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Animal Models

Researchers discover a new way of reducing disease toxicity in ALS which slows the dysfunction of neurons.

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·December 30, 2013·4 min read

Toward a Molecular Explanation for Schizophrenia

Inhibition of a basic cellular process could contribute to schizophrenia, a new study reports.

Progenitor neural cells are shown.

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·February 13, 2014·2 min read

Protein Switch Dictates Cellular Fate, Stem Cell or Neuron

Researchers discover UPF1 helps determine whether an immature neural cell remains as a stem cell or develops into a functional neuron.

The image shows Calarco and Norris, the two researchers.

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·August 12, 2014·4 min read

Neurons at Work

Researchers present evidence that the alternative splicing process frequently works differently in different types of neurons.

The image is a diagram representing the circadian clock. There is a drawing of the sun with rays hitting the SCN in the brain.

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·August 18, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Obtain Key Insights into How the Internal Body Clock is Tuned

Researchers discover a new way that circadian rhythm is regulated by long non-coding RNA.

The image shows three purple X's.

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·December 12, 2014·5 min read

New Test Uses the Unique Genetics of Women to Uncover Neurologic Disorders

Researchers utilize new technique to track down the source of a neurological disorder in a young girl.

This image a brain with a strand of DNA over it.

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·February 25, 2015·2 min read

Hidden Gene Gives Hope for Improving Brain Function

The gene Gomafu might be key to understanding how our brain rapidly responds to stressful experiences, researchers report.

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