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NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.
… to treat Gaucher disease have not been able to enter the brain and reach those neurons that are affected in the most … ) is the nation's leading funder of research on the brain and nervous system. The mission of NINDS is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce …
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El Programa de Enfermedades no Diagnosticadas (UDP) proporcionar respuestas a los pacientes con afecciones misteriosas que han eludido el diagnóstico durante mucho tiempo.
… Last Resort WFTV-TV Orlando, FL March 8, 2012: Mysterious brain lesions send Pasco County man to National Institutes of …
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Diana Bianchi is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… of new fetal nerve cells, and lead to improvement in brain growth, all of which will ultimately improve brain function, learning and memory after birth. Noninvasive … syndrome causes functional alterations of the developing brain resulting from abnormalities of neurogenesis, neuronal …
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NHGRI researchers are studying the link between Parkinson's disease, and a rare disorder, Gaucher disease, by cross-breeding mice with the disease mutations.
… and her colleagues are now studying samples from different brain regions of these new cross-bred mice to discover what … the most severe forms of Gaucher disease that affect the brain, she said. Last year, Dr. Sidransky and other …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… system and can cause abnormal eye movements, seizures and brain damage. Current treatments often involve enzyme … this infused form of the enzyme cannot cross into the brain and treat the symptoms of the disease that affect the …
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Researchers recommend more rigorous clinical study of dietary management practices for patients with IEMs, which may result in reformulating some medical foods.
… people must consume a certain amount to support body and brain growth and function. As others have observed in … isoleucine. This might have untoward effects on growth and brain development. Further observational studies led by Dr. … block methionine and other amino acid transport into the brain, where they are needed for growth. The authors worked …
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NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… human chromosome 21. How these 45 extra genes affect the brain and behavior of the previous Ts65Dn mice has not been … extra 45 genes in the previous mouse model were affecting brain development and contributed to more severe difficulties … are considerable effects of these extra genes on mouse brain development and behavior,” said Faycal Guedj, Ph.D., …
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Dr. Issel Anne Lim is the Deputy Director of the Division of Extramural Operations (DEO) within NHGRI’s Extramural Research Program (ERP).
… and analysis methods to characterize iron in the brain and spinal cord for neurodegenerative conditions. She … AV, Li X, Hsu JT, Airan RD, Mori S, van Zijl PC. Human brain atlas for automated region of interest selection in … anisotropies of white matter in vivo in the human brain at 7 T . Neuroimage . 2012 Aug 1;62(1):314-30. doi: …
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NIH awards more than $64 million to for a database of human cellular responses called the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures or LINCS.
… Ph.D. The Thompson team will concentrate on human brain cells, which are far less understood than other cells … LINCS-type perturbations to studying an array of human brain cells, the researchers hope to identify targets for … . NINDS is the nation's leading funder of research on the brain and nervous system. The mission of NINDS is to seek …