FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 10, 2019·7 min read‘Like Looking at a Miracle’: Baby Blossoms Thanks to Gene Therapy For Spinal Muscular AtrophyZolgensma, an FDA approved gene therapy, supplements the production of the SMN protein to improve motor neuron function in children with spinal muscular atrophy after just one dose.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 12, 2018·6 min readHigher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the BrainResearchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 2, 2017·3 min readSynaptic DisorderTargeting autophagy may help in the battle against ALS and other diseases that affect motor neurons, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·September 7, 2017·4 min readHuman Skin Cells Transformed Into Motor NeuronsWUSTL researchers have converted skin cells into motor neurons without going through the stem cell state. The new technique could help in the development of devastating neurodegenerative diseases, like ALS, that affect motor neurons.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 15, 2017·4 min readNew Gene Identified in ALSResearchers implicate a variant in the UBQLN4 gene as a possible cause of ALS. The variant disrupts cellular processes that drive motor neuron development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 17, 2017·5 min readCommon Drug Could Help Treat ALS and SMAResearchers have identified a compound that can stabilize a protein implicated in ALS and SMN.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 26, 2017·6 min readDrug Compound Halts Alzheimer’s Related Damage in MiceResearchers report a synthetic molecule can reduce tau and even reverse some neurological damage in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 28, 2016·3 min readHow the Brain Decides Between Effort and RewardA new study reports on how our brain decides if performing a certain task is worth the effort.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 20, 2016·4 min readTrial Offers Hope of a Treatment for Spinal Muscular AtrophyResearchers believe they have discovered a promising new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a leading genetic cause of death in children.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 15, 2016·5 min readHow Parkinson’s Alters Brain Activity Over TimeResearchers have identified how specific brain areas change over time in patients with Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 25, 2016·4 min readNew Drug Could Help Treat Spinal Muscular AtrophyA new drug shows promise for improving outcomes for people with SMA.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 11, 2016·5 min readProtein Deficiency May Cause Spinal Muscular AtrophyA new study implicates a key cellular mechanism as defective in SMA for the first time, providing a new lead for developing future interventions.Read More
