- Human Brain Houses Diverse Populations Of Neurons, New Research Shows
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... of brain functions and disorders, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, schizophrenia and depression. By isolating and analyzing the ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2016 - 6:01am - 0 attachments
- TSRI Scientists Reveal Single-neuron Gene Landscape Of The Human Brain
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... the normal brain and its diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS and depression," said TSRI Professor and neuroscientist Jerold ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2016 - 6:01am - 0 attachments
- Flipping A Protein Switch To Illuminate Brain Functions
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... drugs for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS. Neurotransmitter receptors help relay information ... drugs for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS. Credit: Eiri Ono/Kyoto University "Discovering ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2016 - 4:21pm - 0 attachments
- An Activated Protein Promotes α-synuclein Aggregation In A Parkinson's Disease Model
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Progressive neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease is linked to toxic accumulation of α-synuclein ... α-synuclein are associated with inherited forms of Parkinson's disease, the identification of other factors that contribute to ... accumulation and the appearance of behavioral hallmarks of Parkinson's disease in mice. Activating c-Abl accelerated α-synuclein ...
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- 23andMe is Monetizing Your DNA The Way Facebook Monetizes “Likes"
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... disease. Now, that's good, it isn't like a Parkinson's treatment is going to come from the government, but 23andMe ...
Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jun 22 2016 - 10:57am - 0 attachments
- Scientists Unpack How Toxoplasma Infection Is Linked To Neurodegenerative Disease
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... Infection shows some correlation with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. Nevertheless, Wilson notes that infection ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2016 - 3:50pm - 0 attachments
- MP101, Mitochondrial Targeted Agent, Gets Second Year Of Funding
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Mitochon Pharmaceuticals today announced completion of its second year of funding with a total investment of $1.6 million. The proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Mitochon’s lead compound MP101, a first in class mitochondrial targeted ne ...
Article - News Staff - May 19 2016 - 6:02am - 0 attachments
- Study Shows How Neurons Decline As Parkinson's Develops
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... You could be walking around for 20 years developing Parkinson's disease and not even know it. And once symptoms appear, it's ... cure. What if a therapy that treats the root causes of Parkinson's, not just the symptoms, could be started earlier? ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2016 - 10:24am - 0 attachments
- Thanks, Actin, For The Memories
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... well as the implications for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's that involve protein aggregation. source: Rice University ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 18 2016 - 3:15pm - 0 attachments
- Brain Guardians Remove Dying Neurons
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... conditions or inflammation-related disorders, such as Parkinson's disease." Two decades ago, the Lemke lab discovered that immune ... looked at the activity of Axl and Mer in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. This model produces a human protein present in an ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 6 2016 - 2:28pm - 0 attachments
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