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·November 4, 2015·3 min read

A New Model for Neurodegenerative Disease

Researchers have successfully created a pig model for ataxia telangiectasia that could help develop better treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.

Image shows a brain slice of the hippocampus.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·November 4, 2015·4 min read

Repairing Alzheimer’s Related Nerve Cell Damage

Researchers explain how a novel gene therapy approach could help treat Alzheimer's disease.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·November 3, 2015·3 min read

New Genetic Risk Biomarker for Later Life Depression Found

A gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease may also predict depression later in life, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·October 30, 2015·4 min read

Master Gene Orchestrates Regeneration of Damaged Peripheral Nerves

Researchers have identified a master gene, HIF-1alpha, is involved in orchestrating the regrowth of damaged peripheral nerves.

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·October 30, 2015·3 min read

Shedding Light on Protein Related Diseases

Researchers report some proteins turn into liquid droplets on their way to becoming the toxic solids implicated in some neurodegenerative disorders.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 29, 2015·5 min read

Possible New Explanation for ALS

RNA binding protein appear to play an important role in ALS, a new study reports.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 26, 2015·3 min read

Studying Development of Inner Ear Could Help Restore Hearing and Balance

Researchers identify two genes that help produce hair cells in the inner ears of mice.

Image shows the light can be measured through the skull.

Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·October 26, 2015·4 min read

A Switch for Epilepsy

Researchers have decoded a central signal cascade associated with epileptic seizures.

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·October 22, 2015·3 min read

A Novel Link Between Movement Control and Genetics

According to a new study, a small cellular molecule previously believed to have little impact on behavior could be responsible for controlling precise movements.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·October 19, 2015·4 min read

ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia Linked to Nuclear Transport Problems

A new study points to a potential new target to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·October 13, 2015·3 min read

Causal Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Telomere Shortening

A new study reports the shortening of telomere length can be statistically linked to the active mechanism responsible for Alzheimer's disease.

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·October 12, 2015·4 min read

Mapping Genes That Increase Lifespan

Researchers have identified over 230 genes which, when deleted, increase the replicative life span of yeast cells. 189 of these genes have been linked to aging and the researchers believe the results could provide new genomic targets that could be used to improve human health.

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Genetics

A New Model for Neurodegenerative Disease

Repairing Alzheimer’s Related Nerve Cell Damage

New Genetic Risk Biomarker for Later Life Depression Found

Master Gene Orchestrates Regeneration of Damaged Peripheral Nerves

Shedding Light on Protein Related Diseases

Possible New Explanation for ALS

Studying Development of Inner Ear Could Help Restore Hearing and Balance

A Switch for Epilepsy

A Novel Link Between Movement Control and Genetics

ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia Linked to Nuclear Transport Problems

Causal Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Telomere Shortening

Mapping Genes That Increase Lifespan

Taming Tumor Chaos: Researchers Uncover Key to Improving Glioblastoma Treatment

Hippocampus Predicts Rewards by Reorganizing Memories

Memory Rewritten: Study Finds No Clear Line Between Episodic and Semantic Retrieval

Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

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