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Mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) has been linked to one-fifth of inherited cases of ALS, where its misfolded form appears to damage motor neurons...
One look at neurons surrounding amyloid plaques shows they are not normal; however, do outward appearances translate to functional problems inside cells in vivo?...
The nervous systems of people with neurodegenerative disease are often pocked with tiny inclusions, which are packed with a variety of proteins, many still unidentified...
Epidemiologists have found that elderly people starting on cholinesterase inhibitors had twice the risk of hospitalization due to low heart rate (bradycardia)...
The doctor’s toolkit for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is pathetically small—only one drug, riluzole, is approved for the disease, and its effects are hardly blockbuster...
Today’s news media are abuzz with reports, and the blogosphere with opinion, about a new phone survey on dementia commissioned by the National Football League...
While the occasional all-nighter to cram for exams or finish a grant proposal may seem like no big deal, losing sleep could take its toll on brain health in later life...
In at least some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as in other neurodegenerative diseases, neurons become clogged with aggregated, misfolded proteins...