C9ORF72 Function: Is the ALS Protein a Membrane Traffic Cop?
C9ORF72, made by the ALS-linked gene of the same name, finally has a job description: According to two recent studies, it regulates membrane trafficking...
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C9ORF72, made by the ALS-linked gene of the same name, finally has a job description: According to two recent studies, it regulates membrane trafficking...
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Researchers have formally published the results of the Phase 3 trial of Dimebon®, aka latrepirdine, in Huntington’s disease patients...
A growing number of neurosurgeons are inserting needles, catheters, and capsules into the brain or spinal cord, hoping to alleviate AD and other neurodegenerative conditions...
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The National Institutes of Health announced that it will fund the Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study to conduct four new clinical studies over the next five years...
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Researchers report that it is surprisingly easy to breach anonymity for some individuals in U.S. genetic research databases...
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