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ALS and Tap Water: Is There a Connection?
January 5, 2012
Could a toxin from a bacteria found in pond scum be a major contributor to degenerative diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's disease? It is a controversial but fascinating hypothesis. Blooms of cyanobacteria, now worsening due to global warming, have been known to poison wildlife and cause massive fish kills. A particular cyanobacterial toxin has been found to accumulate in the brains of ALS and certain other neurodegenerative disease patients. Researchers propose that a combination of environmental exposure plus a given individual's reduced ability to remove the toxin might be a recipe for ALS.
Is Alzheimer's Misdiagnosed Frontotemporal Dementia?
January 5, 2012
Recent findings suggest that dementia associated with ALS may be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease. Following the recent discovery that long hexamer repeat expansions in the C9ORF72 gene account for the majority of familial cases of ALS, as well as some sporadic ALS cases, subsequent studies have shown that the same gene is also mutated in some patients diagnosed with familial Alzheimer's disease. Autopsy data has revealed that at least in some cases the suspected Alzheimer's disease was in fact FTD.
Stem Cells Stall Aging In Mice
January 4, 2012
The study of stem cells and their eventual therapeutic use for neurodegenerative conditions continues to flourish. Here, researchers report that injection of stem/progenitor cells from the muscles of young healthy mice reverses the aging processes in older mice. The aging rodents became healthier, more youthful in appearance, and even lived up to twice their typical life span.
Time Is Ripe for Clinical Trials in Frontotemporal Degeneration
December 27, 2011
Researchers in frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) are learning from AD woes and gearing up to take a seat in the front row...
Sirtuin Bests Huntingtin in Tug-of-War for Neural Survival
December 23, 2011
An excess of sirtuin one-ups mutant huntingtin in mice, saving neurons and delaying Huntington's disease...
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