FeaturedGenetics·November 7, 2016·3 min readNew Mouse Model of ALS More Closely Mimics Human DiseaseResearchers have developed a new mouse model of ALS that could help provide better understanding of the progressive nature of the disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·March 16, 2023·5 min readDNA Treatment Could Delay Paralysis That Strikes Nearly All Patients With ALSDNA designer therapeutics restored levels of a protein critical to motor neuron function, restoring the activity that is impaired as a result of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 13, 2016·4 min readCould Maple Syrup Help Protect Against Development of ALS?Research using C. elegans finds maple syrup may protect neurons and prevent the development of ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 26, 2015·4 min readAwareness of Memory Loss Can Decline Up To Three Years Before Alzheimer’s OnsetA new study reports people may lose awareness of their memory loss almost three years prior to Alzheimer's disease setting in.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 1, 2013·3 min readMisplaced Molecules: New Insights into the Causes of DementiaNew research supports the idea that a malfunction of the TDP-43 protein plays a decisive role in the development of ALS and FTD.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·August 3, 2016·5 min readScientists Keep a Molecule from Moving Inside Nerve Cells to Prevent Cell DeathResearchers have identified one way in which an RNA binding protein may contribute to ALS.Read More