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Genetic Mutation Causing Rare Form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Identified
May 10, 2012 — Scientists have confirmed that mutations of a gene are responsible for some cases of a rare, inherited disease that causes progressive muscle degeneration and weakness: spinal muscular atrophy with ... > full story -
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ALS Clinics Start Implanting Breathing-Assist Device Under New FDA Approval
May 2, 2012 — Three U.S. hospitals have begun implanting a device that stimulates the respiratory muscle in the chest and draws air into the lungs of patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou ... > full story -
Neurotoxins in Shark Fins: A Human Health Concern
February 23, 2012 — Sharks are among the most threatened of marine species worldwide due to unsustainable overfishing. They are primarily killed for their fins to fuel the growing demand for shark fin soup, which is an ... > full story -
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Complex Wiring of the Nervous System May Rely on a Just a Handful of Genes and Proteins
February 11, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a startling feature of early brain development that helps to explain how complex neuron wiring patterns are programmed using just a handful of critical genes. The findings ... > full story -
Worm Reproduction Offers New Explanation of Lou Gehrig's Disease
January 19, 2012 — In a discovery many neurobiologists once thought too farfetched to accept, a protein known to help sperm move toward eggs during conception of the worm C. elegans appears to play a central role in ... > full story -
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New Culprit Found in Lou Gehrig's Disease
November 21, 2011 — Following a breakthrough identifying a common converging point for all forms of Lou Gehrig's disease, a new finding from the same scientists shines more light on the broken recycling pathway of the ... > full story -
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Potential New Drug Target in Lou Gehrig's Disease
November 14, 2011 — Two proteins conspire to promote Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new ... > full story -
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Why Do Neurons Die in Parkinson's Disease? Study of Hereditary Parkinson’s Finds That Mitochondria Can’t Be Cleared out When Damaged
November 10, 2011 — Current thinking about Parkinson's disease is that it's a disorder of mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles inside cells, causing neurons in the brain's substantia nigra to die or become ... > full story -
Discovery Helps Explain Progression of Lou Gehrig's Disease, Offers New Therapy Approach
October 17, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a previously unknown type of neural cell that appears to be closely linked to the progression of amytrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, that they believe ... > full story -
New Genetic Mutation for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia
September 21, 2011 — A team led by scientists has discovered a new genetic mutation for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and a related disease called frontotemporal dementia that appears to account for more than a ... > full storyMore:
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