Zolgensma, 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.
Researchers report insufficient blood supply could contribute to motor neuron loss in SMA.
GABA plays a vital role in controlling the involuntary tics associated with Tourette Syndrome.
A new study reports on a neurobiological basis for apathy.
Researchers have identified a compound that can stabilize a protein implicated in ALS and SMN.
Researchers report a synthetic molecule can reduce tau and even reverse some neurological damage in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.
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Researchers 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.
A new study reveals a link between brain activation, cardiorespiratory fitness and executive function in older adults.
Researchers have identified how specific brain areas change over time in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Researchers pinpoint the brain regions and brainwave frequencies associated with sleep-enhanced learning of a sequential finger tapping task.
A new study reports on how our brain decides if performing a certain task is worth the effort.
WUSTL 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.
