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Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders: are neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality, and ease of movement. Abnormal fluency or speed of movement (called dyskinesia) may involve excessive or involuntary movement (hyperkinesia) or slowed or absent voluntary movement (hypokinesia)
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OCT 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Neuroscientists have developed devices that, when implanted under the scalp of individuals living with epilepsy, can mon ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 09, 2020Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2020Cancer
Are people with Down syndrome protected from developing solid tumors in some way? So suggests new research published in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUL 13, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Lincoln Laboratory have found early evidence that subtle changes in peoples' voices may indicat ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about a critical protein in the brain called the NMDA receptor, tracking every atom as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2020Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2020Neuroscience
Around 10 million people worldwide have Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that affects move ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 08, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Current MS treatments must be applied early on in the disease to be effective, and do not reverse the damage that's alre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2020Neuroscience
Since 2000, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s has increased by almost 90%. With an estimated 5.8 million Americans suf ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every year, and the rate of the disease is rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2020Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and short ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A non-invasive ultrasound procedure may provide lasting relief from tremors in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 23, 2019Technology
A study published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease describes how an app, called ‘SleepFit’, could b ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 22, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Two federal agencies are alerting CBD companies that their marketing claims are illegal. The FTC and FDA sent out letter ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Blue light caused damage even in flies that did not have eyes, and if given a choice, fruit flies will avoid blue light.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2019Cardiology
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Often starting with a barely noticeable tremor ...Written By: Abbie Arce
OCT 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Neuroscientists have developed devices that, when implanted under the scalp of individuals living with epilepsy, can mon
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 09, 2020
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2020
Cancer
Are people with Down syndrome protected from developing solid tumors in some way? So suggests new research published in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 13, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Lincoln Laboratory have found early evidence that subtle changes in peoples' voices may indicat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about a critical protein in the brain called the NMDA receptor, tracking every atom as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2020
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2020
Neuroscience
Around 10 million people worldwide have Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that affects move
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Current MS treatments must be applied early on in the disease to be effective, and do not reverse the damage that's alre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2020
Neuroscience
Since 2000, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s has increased by almost 90%. With an estimated 5.8 million Americans suf
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every year, and the rate of the disease is rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2020
Technology
New technology developed by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston would be able to dif
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and short
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A non-invasive ultrasound procedure may provide lasting relief from tremors in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 23, 2019
Technology
A study published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease describes how an app, called ‘SleepFit’, could b
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 22, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Two federal agencies are alerting CBD companies that their marketing claims are illegal. The FTC and FDA sent out letter
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Blue light caused damage even in flies that did not have eyes, and if given a choice, fruit flies will avoid blue light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2019
Cardiology
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Often starting with a barely noticeable tremor
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce