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Harnessing immune cells in the brain to ward off Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases – Neuroscience News

Summary: Researchers have identified a protein that could be harnessed to help microglia in the brain ward off Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. Source: The conversation Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions resulting from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely incurable. Most available treatments target only one of the multiple …

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New drug, promising breakthrough for incurable neurodegenerative myelin diseases – Neuroscience News

Summary: Riluzole, an FDA-approved drug to treat ALS, may, in part, correct the molecular cause of some leukodystrophies. Source: Montreal university There is new hope for the future treatment of certain leukodystrophies, neurodegenerative diseases in young children that progressively affect their quality of life, often leading to death before adulthood. The development stems from the …

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