Image of the Month: SCA1-like neurodegeneration
In a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), mice carrying mutant Pumilio1 genes develop progressive motor deficits and cerebellar
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Two is better than one, to improve brain function on a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Many of the therapies that are currently being developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease focus on reducing the levels of amyloid-beta,
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Mouse model helps solve 15q13.3 microdeletion puzzle
Individuals with a complex neurological condition called 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome are missing a small piece of chromosome 15 that usually
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Tapping on the healing capacity of the heart
If your skin is injured, it can heal itself. If you lose blood, your body makes more. If a lobe
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It’s all connected: circadian clock, microbiome and response to diet
Disrupt the circadian clock, and metabolism will change. Alter the microbiome and, again, metabolism will change. Would altering the circadian
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CRKL in 22q11.2; a key gene that contributes to common birth defects
The 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth defects. Scientists learned about this
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Changes in NLRP genes may be an answer to unexplained female infertility
Scientists estimate that as many as 15 percent of couples with infertility and 50 percent of women with recurrent pregnancy
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A pill to prevent Alzheimer’s disease might someday be a reality
Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s
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Mouse model shows that Notch activation can drive metastatic prostate cancer
Nearly 200 thousand men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Most of the deaths associated with prostate cancer occur
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