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A new study reports upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines and neurotrophic factors in the cerebrospinal fluid of individuals with a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy.
A genetic variant of the WNT receptor LRP6 exacerbates synapse degeneration in mouse models of ageing and Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
In a new study, targeted editing of the epigenome was found to reactivate silenced MECP2 in human embryonic stem cells, suggesting that a similar approach could be used to treat Rett syndrome in girls.
A new study used a metagenomic approach to survey the entire gut microbiome in people with Parkinson disease and identified specific changes that could be linked to the pathogenesis of the disease.