FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyPsychology·June 26, 2018·5 min readGenes Linking Alzheimer’s to Down Syndrome DiscoveredResearchers report extra copies of genes on chromosome 21 increase Alzheimer's like pathology and cognitive impairment in mouse models of Down syndrome. The findings provide insight into early onset Alzheimer's in those with Down syndrome.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2018·3 min readMolecular Mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease UnraveledIn Parkinson's disease, alpha synuclein clumps move to and damage mitochondrial proteins, making them less efficient and causing the mitochondrial to burst, leaking out chemicals that tell the cells to die, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 22, 2018·4 min readLink Between Tuberculosis and Parkinson’s Disease DiscoveredStudying what the LRRK2 gene does in macrophages infected with the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, researchers believe they may have identified a cause of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 28, 2017·3 min readHow Embryonic Cells Make Spinal Cord, Muscle and BoneStudy could help pave the way for new research for neurodegenerative conditions such as motor neuron disease and muscular dystrophy.Read More
