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Haydeh Payami is wearing a purple dress and an orange and pink scarf and standing in front of a whiteboard.
A Microbial Link to Parkinson’s Disease
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 6 min read
Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.
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Did Researchers Really Uncover the Cause of SIDS?
Dan Robitzski | May 18, 2022 | 10 min read
An interesting but preliminary biomarker study’s reception illustrates the challenges of conducting and communicating nuanced research in the era of social media.
Neuroscience/ Alzheimer's Disease Research
Karen Young Kreeger | Feb 18, 1996 | 2 min read
Comments by Virginia M.-Y. Lee and John Q. Trojanowski, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine New Twist On Tangles: Research conducted by Penn's John Trojanowski and Virginia Lee suggests that phosphatases may be "lazy," or inactive, in Alzheimer's tangles. This paper offers a new way of looking at the formation of tangles-a twisted neuronal knot of paired helical filaments (PHFs). PHFs are one of the two primary diagnostic features found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pat
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Redesigning Medicine Using Synthetic Biology
Alison Halliday, PhD, Technology Networks | Jun 21, 2023 | 5 min read
Drawing inspiration from nature, synthetic biology offers exciting opportunities to transform the future of medicine.
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Immune Cells and ALS: A Balance Between Life and Death
The Scientist | Jan 30, 2023 | 1 min read
Understanding the role of immune cells in neurodegeneration may help scientists develop new diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment tools.
A false color transmission electron microscope micrograph showing the nuclear envelope, the rough endoplasmic reticulum, the nucleus, and the cytoplasm.
New Gene Mutants Identified in Rare Motor Neuron Diseases
Clare Watson | Oct 17, 2022 | 2 min read
The discovery of gene variants in cases of hereditary spastic dysplasia could provide a diagnosis to affected families where no genetic cause could be found before.
A rendering of a human brain in blue on a dark background with blue and white lines surrounding the brain to represent the construction of new connections in the brain.
Defying Dogma: Decentralized Translation in Neurons
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 10+ min read
To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.
Pharma Cooperates to Achieve Precision Medicine
Catherine Offord | Feb 1, 2017 | 7 min read
The challenges of adapting drug development to the age of personalized therapies encourage collaboration among industry players.
Microscopy image of a fluorescent green oligodendrocyte surrounded by astrocytes stained red with blue nuclei.
Searching for a Direct Route to Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 min read
Researchers created a new high-throughput tool to hunt for therapies that remyelinate the nervous system.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Reframed
Kerry Grens | Feb 11, 2015 | 2 min read
To more accurately reflect the condition, the Institute of Medicine recommends renaming it systemic exertion intolerance disease.

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