An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for ...

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During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain" - the ...

Researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine recently made an important advance in neurodegenerative disease ...

Researchers have used microRNA-based direct reprogramming to generate neurons from fibroblasts, providing new insights into late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Aging is the most significant risk factor ...

A stem-cell-based "organ-on-a-chip" model of ALS mimics early biological changes seen in the degenerative disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Using the model, the researchers showed that neutrophils upregulate Glut1 expression and function in the nephritic kidney. Glut1 not only transports glucose into cells in the kidney, but it also plays ...

A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...