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·May 30, 2017·5 min read

Motor Neuron Disease Discovery Offers New Insights into Potential Treatment Targets

A new study sheds light on how some forms of motor neuron disease begins and progresses at a cellular level.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·April 13, 2017·6 min read

Gene Silencing Shows Promise For Treating ALS and SCA2

New studies find a drug designed to combat the gene that causes SCA2 could also be beneficial in the fight against ALS.

Featured Genetics

·November 7, 2016·3 min read

New Mouse Model of ALS More Closely Mimics Human Disease

Researchers have developed a new mouse model of ALS that could help provide better understanding of the progressive nature of the disease.

Featured Neurology

·September 30, 2016·3 min read

Abnormal Brain Protein May Contribute to Development of Alzheimer’s

A new study reports on the role the protein TDP-43 plays in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 3, 2016·5 min read

Scientists Keep a Molecule from Moving Inside Nerve Cells to Prevent Cell Death

Researchers have identified one way in which an RNA binding protein may contribute to ALS.

Featured Neurology

·April 13, 2016·4 min read

Could Maple Syrup Help Protect Against Development of ALS?

Research using C. elegans finds maple syrup may protect neurons and prevent the development of ALS.

Featured Genetics Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·January 19, 2016·3 min read

Intracellular Mechanisms Behind ALS Uncovered

A new study cancer suppression proteins play key roles in the progression of ALS.

Image shows stained mouse brain slice. The caption provides more information.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience Videos

·September 30, 2015·3 min read

Dormant Viral Gene May Cause Some Forms of ALS

Researchers discover reactivating ancient viral genes may cause neuron destruction in some forms of ALS.

This image shows the brain of an alzheimer's patient.

Featured Neurology

·August 26, 2015·4 min read

Awareness of Memory Loss Can Decline Up To Three Years Before Alzheimer’s Onset

A new study reports people may lose awareness of their memory loss almost three years prior to Alzheimer's disease setting in.

This shows a fly leg with the motor neurons showing.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 6, 2015·3 min read

Fly Model of Motor Neuron Degeneration Allows for Study at Single Cell Resolution

Researchers have developed a new model to study neurodegenerative diseases which affect motor neurons, such as ALS.

This image shows a model of a head with a cut away exposing the brain.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 10, 2015·4 min read

Immune System Linked to Motor Neuron Death in ALS

New findings could help develop treatments to slow the progression of ALS.

Scientists created a mouse model of ALS and FTD caused by mutations in the C9ORF72 gene. Credit: Courtesy of Petrucelli lab, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla.

Featured Genetics

·May 22, 2015·4 min read

Scientists Create Mice with a Major Genetic Cause of ALS and FTD

Researchers believe mouse could provide a new platform for testing treatments for several neurodegenerative diseases.

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TDP-43

Motor Neuron Disease Discovery Offers New Insights into Potential Treatment Targets

Gene Silencing Shows Promise For Treating ALS and SCA2

New Mouse Model of ALS More Closely Mimics Human Disease

Abnormal Brain Protein May Contribute to Development of Alzheimer’s

Scientists Keep a Molecule from Moving Inside Nerve Cells to Prevent Cell Death

Could Maple Syrup Help Protect Against Development of ALS?

Intracellular Mechanisms Behind ALS Uncovered

Dormant Viral Gene May Cause Some Forms of ALS

Awareness of Memory Loss Can Decline Up To Three Years Before Alzheimer’s Onset

Fly Model of Motor Neuron Degeneration Allows for Study at Single Cell Resolution

Immune System Linked to Motor Neuron Death in ALS

Scientists Create Mice with a Major Genetic Cause of ALS and FTD

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

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