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Neurodegenerative Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases: are debilitating and incurable conditions that result in progressive degeneration and / or death of nerve cells. These neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of people worldwide. Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are the most common types.
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OCT 31, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the normal function of the gene that is the most common genetic cause of late-onset ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2017Immunology
Neutrophils are a type of immune cell, among the first to arrive when the body’s sentinels raise the alarm of a pa ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigators have been working to learn more about a totally new class of chemicals that are released in response to in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body is made up of many different kinds of cells, and inside each cell are organelles, tiny machines that help carry ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2017Neuroscience
In any disease, the sooner it's detected, the sooner proper treatment can begin. Outcomes are always better when any ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
If there was a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, would you take it? For some researchers, the qu ...AUG 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has demonstrated that a new therapy is effective at treating Parkinson's disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2017Neuroscience
Dancing the night away to good music is something young people often do. Seniors aren't always able to get out as mu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 17, 2017Neuroscience
Video games have long been a source of controversy in neuroscience and other research work. Studies on players an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 15, 2017Neuroscience
When talking about rhythm, something that comes to mind is music. Tapping along to the beat of a favorite song or being ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 09, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A common diabetes drug could help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease, the second most common neurode ...AUG 08, 2017Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 31, 2017Immunology
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition usually associated with the nervous system, appears to have a connection to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 29, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2017Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A natural compound Salk Institute scientists have been studying has been shown to reduce the mental deficits and inflamm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2017Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2017Neuroscience
Think you can multitask? It’s a common theory thrown around in terms of brain performance and most people believe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has indicated that statins do not protect against Parkinson's disease and could actually accelerate the onset o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2017Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the normal function of the gene that is the most common genetic cause of late-onset
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2017
Immunology
Neutrophils are a type of immune cell, among the first to arrive when the body’s sentinels raise the alarm of a pa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigators have been working to learn more about a totally new class of chemicals that are released in response to in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body is made up of many different kinds of cells, and inside each cell are organelles, tiny machines that help carry
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2017
Neuroscience
In any disease, the sooner it's detected, the sooner proper treatment can begin. Outcomes are always better when any
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If there was a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, would you take it? For some researchers, the qu
...
AUG 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has demonstrated that a new therapy is effective at treating Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2017
Neuroscience
Dancing the night away to good music is something young people often do. Seniors aren't always able to get out as mu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 17, 2017
Neuroscience
Video games have long been a source of controversy in neuroscience and other research work. Studies on players an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2017
Neuroscience
When talking about rhythm, something that comes to mind is music. Tapping along to the beat of a favorite song or being
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A common diabetes drug could help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease, the second most common neurode
...
AUG 08, 2017
Neuroscience
The expression, "It's not brain surgery!" is meant to emphasize that something isn't as complicated as
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2017
Immunology
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition usually associated with the nervous system, appears to have a connection to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have detected a single atypical case of mad cow disease in the United States.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2017
Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A compound that is very similar to an investigational drug enabled researchers to learn more about a rare disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A natural compound Salk Institute scientists have been studying has been shown to reduce the mental deficits and inflamm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2017
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2017
Neuroscience
Think you can multitask? It’s a common theory thrown around in terms of brain performance and most people believe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research has indicated that statins do not protect against Parkinson's disease and could actually accelerate the onset o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2017
Neuroscience
While there are many neurodegenerative diseases that can devastate patients and families, Huntington’s disease rem
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim