New undiagnosed disease linked to variants of WDR37 gene
A new undiagnosed neurological syndrome that is characterized by brain malformations and a range of symptoms including visual impairment, epilepsy,
Read moreA new undiagnosed neurological syndrome that is characterized by brain malformations and a range of symptoms including visual impairment, epilepsy,
Read moreStudying the brain of the fruit fly helps understand the human brain, both in health and disease.
Read moreBuilding up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to
Read moreIn his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues work with the fruit fly, Drosophila
Read moreThe roadmap that may lead to Parkinson’s disease has a number of ‘landmarks,’ gene variants and cellular defects known to
Read moreNeurological diseases are typically associated with a multitude of molecular changes. But out of thousands of changes in gene expression,
Read moreOne of the goals of Dr. Hugo Bellen’s lab is to conduct genetic screens in the fruit fly to identify
Read moreIt all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born without a thymus, an important organ
Read moreFor more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental biological processes and has been
Read moreCertain human gene variants of ATAD3A can cause rare neurological syndromes characterized by global developmental delay, low muscular tone and visual,
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