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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.

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·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.

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·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.

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·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.

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·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.

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·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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·October 9, 2015·4 min read

Enlightening Discoveries: How the Eye Processes Light

Researchers have made novel discoveries about how the eye processes light on both cellular and molecular levels.

Illustration of structure of enzyme catalase.

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·October 9, 2015·5 min read

Finding New Clues About How Proteins Fold

A new technique allows researchers to analyze the structure a protein forms as it interacts with other proteins in a cell.

Image of an oligodendrocyte seen myelinating several axons.

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·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Calling for Aid: Damaged Nerve Cells Communicate with Stem Cells

Findings could help researchers develop new treatments for the most devastating forms of multiple sclerosis and other demyelinated diseases.

Diagram of a healthy neuron and one from a Parkinson's patient.

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·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Immune Gene May Prevent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

According to a new study, treatment with interferon-β gene therapy successfully prevents neuron death and disease effects in experimental models of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Genetics

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

Enlightening Discoveries: How the Eye Processes Light

Finding New Clues About How Proteins Fold

Calling for Aid: Damaged Nerve Cells Communicate with Stem Cells

Immune Gene May Prevent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

Study Overturns Decades of External Axon Growth Theory

Study Shatters Assumptions About Brain Connectome Dynamics

Earliest Evidence of Right-Handedness Found

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