CONFERENCE COVERAGE SERIES
International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias 2012
Manchester, England, U.K.
05 – 07 September 2012
Are TDP-43 Mice Living Up to Expectations?
Scientists who are partway through characterizing the earliest models have discovered unexpected phenotypes that could nix their dream to test drugs in certain TDP-43 mice...
Arginine Methylation Distinguishes ALS-FUS From FTLD-FUS
Researchers found that in cases of ALS due to FUS mutations, and FTLD linked to FUS proteinopathy, the cellular mechanisms of disease are somewhat distinct...
C9ORF72 Steals the Show at Frontotemporal Dementia Meeting
To no one’s surprise, C9ORF72 occupied center stage at the 8th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias, held 5-7 September in Manchester...
TDP-43 Controls Blood Vessels in Fish, Is Phosphorylated in Worms
The critters swim in rivers and squirm through the soil, and they pack a big punch in the lab...
Can Epigenetics Explain Variable Progranulin Expression?
Researchers got something new to think about with respect to how the cell controls expression of the disease-linked gene progranulin...