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News tagged with motor neurons
Scientists discover master regulator of motor neuron firing
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Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When the Human Genome Project was complete, DNA bowed out of the limelight and gave way to RNA as a major player in genetic regulation. Now, findings at Rockefeller University mirror this ...
Second MND gene mutation in one year signifies rapid research progress
Feb 26, 2009 |
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A collaborative research project involving Professor Christopher Shaw of the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London (KCL), Dr Tom Kwiatkowski at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Professor Robert H Brown at ...
Researchers generate functional neurons from somatic cells
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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In a new study, researchers were able to generate functionally mature motor neurons from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which are engineered from adult somatic cells and can differentiate into most other cell types. ...
Evolution of new brain area enables complex movements
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A new area of the cerebral cortex has evolved to enable man and higher primates to pick up small objects and deftly use tools, according to neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pittsburgh's ...
Patient-derived induced stem cells retain disease traits
Dec 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When neurons started dying in Clive Svendsen's lab dishes, he couldn't have been more pleased.The dying cells – the same type lost in patients with the devastating neurological disease spinal ...
A Novel Human Stem Cell-based Model of ALS Opens Doors for Rapid Drug Screening
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle movements. In fact, defective astrocytes can lay waste to motor neurons ...
Swamping bad cells with good in ALS animal models helps sustain breathing
Oct 19, 2008 |
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In a disease like ALS - one that's always fatal and that has a long history of research-resistant biology - finding a proof of principle in animal models is significant.
A fine balance
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Once a toddler has mastered the art of walking, it seems to come naturally for the rest of her life. But walking and running require a high degree of coordination between the left and right sides of the body. ...
Engineered stem cells carry promising ALS therapy
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Sep 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using adult stem cells from bone marrow as "Trojan horses"to deliver a nurturing growth factor to atrophied muscles, Wisconsin scientists have successfully slowed the progression of ALS in rats.
Protein plays Jekyll and Hyde role in Lou Gehrig's disease
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movements from walking ...
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