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Patterns of human endogenous retrovirus expression linked to decreased neurodegenerative disease risk.

ALS

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Independent FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approving ALS Drug

LAKSAMEE CAVE

Clinton Cave Investigates How Brain Cells Communicate

Motor neurons, undergoing degeneration in ALS

Mutant T Cells That Drive Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Progression May React To a Brain Antigen

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Canada Approves Experimental ALS Therapy

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Brain Implant Allows Completely Paralyzed Patient to Communicate

Accurately measure a neurodegeneration biomarker from blood samples

Detecting an Accessible Biomarker of Neurodegeneration

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Same RNA Acts in Neurodegeneration and Cancer

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Infographic: Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases with Yeast

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Contributors

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Yeast Models Provide New Insights into Neurodegenerative Diseases

Breaking Down Barriers

New Drug Combo for ALS Slows Decline in Small Clinical Study

Symptoms in ALS Mouse Model Improve with CRISPR Base Editing

“Hero” Proteins May Shield Other Proteins from Harm

Those We Lost in 2019

Commensal Bacterium Reduces ALS Symptoms in Mice

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Neuroscientist Rahul Desikan Dies

Infographic: Human Endogenous Retroviruses and Disease

Can Viruses in the Genome Cause Disease?

Those We Lost in 2018

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Viruses That Mimic Human Proteins May Be More Common than Previously Thought  

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The Advent of Automated and AI-Driven Benchwork

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Discover how new technologies can accelerate genotyping.

Scalable Solutions for High-Throughput Genotyping

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Discover the history, mechanics, and potential of PCR.

Become a PCR Pro

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Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers

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Navigating Cold Storage Solutions

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