Researchers identify cellular traffic jams in rare neurological disease
Activation of tropomyosin kinase B (TrkB) with 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF) rescues early endosome deficits in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6) Purkinje ...
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“Exhausted” immune cells could cause Alzheimer’s disease
Graphical summary. Credit: Immunity (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.12.001 Mice reach the twilight of their lives around the age of two, the ...
Different biological variants discovered in Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Dutch scientists have discovered five biological variants of Alzheimer's disease, which may require different treatments. As ...
Targeting the mRNA of “undruggable” proteins in the fight against Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in Florida have developed a new method to counteract levels ...
Wearable, flexible robotic device improves walking in people with Parkinson’s disease
The robotic garment (above), worn around the hips and thighs, gives a slight push to the hips as the leg ...
Transport of nanoparticles across the blood-brain barrier increases with Alzheimer’s disease and age, study finds
Graphical summary. Credit: Nano letters (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03222 Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease affect more than 270 million people ...
Newly discovered genetic mutation protects against Parkinson’s disease and offers hope for new therapies
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A previously unidentified genetic mutation in a small protein provides significant protection against Parkinson's disease and ...
Experimental therapy alleviates signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice
A new cell therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. The therapy, developed at the ...
Disruption of RNA editing mimics early-stage disease without virus involvement
Image of a mouse pancreas with disrupted RNA editing in beta cells, showing massive inflammation destroying an islet of Langerhans. ...
a disease that makes hair unmanageable!
Having bad hair happens to everyone. But the cases described in this episode of Weird patient are downright pathological! After ...
