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Eleen Shum, Manager, R&D Genomics Applications - BD

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Expert view: Discovering neuronal cell types

4 June 2018 | By Eleen Shum (Manager - R&D Genomics Applications - BD)

Target the genes that matter for efficient sequencing and analysis with custom-targeted gene panels.

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Tau mutations may increase cancer risk

25 May 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Mutations in the protein tau, commonly associated with neurodegenerative disorders, may serve as a novel risk factor for cancer...

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Three new genes linked to Alzheimer’s identified

24 May 2018 | By Drug Target Review

An international research team has identified three new genes linked to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease...

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Link between TB and Parkinson’s disease identified

23 May 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis might also be implicated in Parkinson's disease...

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Charles River Laboratories announces extended relationship with The Michael J. Fox Foundation

18 May 2018 | By Charles River Laboratories

Extension includes new project to phenotype Parkinson’s disease models and the continuation of LRRK2 research.

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SB216763 shows preclinical efficacy in Rett syndrome

16 May 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers describe how a new drug is able to reduce the symptoms and activate the dormant neurons characteristic of Rett Syndrome...

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Targeting cPLA2 may improve the treatment of epilepsy

10 May 2018 | By Drug Target Review

New findings demonstrate that there may be ways to address blood-brain barrier dysfunction in epilepsy...

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Cambinol halts spread of toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s progression

8 May 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Research could help lead to the design of drugs that slow neurodegeneration...

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Therapeutic RNA corrects splicing defect that causes familial dysautonomia

2 May 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Scientists have identified a therapeutic RNA molecule that corrects the error in genetic processing that leads to familial dysautonomia...

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Lipid accumulation in the brain may be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease

30 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

A collaborative team of researchers has found that elevated levels of certain types of lipids in the brain may be an early sign of Parkinson's...

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in vitro phenotypic assays for Parkinson’s disease

26 April 2018 | By Charles River Laboratories

This webinar highlights cell based assays for Parkinson’s disease that include endpoints such as a-synuclein aggregation and mitophagy readouts.

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Stem-cell technology enables creation of neurons to study brain responses of the super obese

23 April 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers in the U.S. have tested a technology termed ‘disease in a dish’ that uses stem-cell technology to re-create brain neurons of super obese individuals. The goal is to better understand obesity and potentially enable tailored treatments.

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Scientists discover hidden structure of enigmatic ‘backwards’ neural connections

17 April 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Scientists reveal the existence of dense connections in the brain...

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Rare brain disease in children: Major breakthroughs in Rasmussen’s encephalitis

11 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Chronic focal encephalitis is a rare and devastating inflammatory brain disease, researchers have proven that the disease attacks patients using their own immune system...

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BNIP1 identified as a risk gene for ALS

10 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Broad data analysis points to genetic similarities between Lou Gehrig's Disease and a form of dementia...

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