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A multi-gene mouse model reveals new mechanisms of Hirschsprung disease

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain" - the ...

NU-9 halts Alzheimer's disease in animal model before symptoms begin

An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for ...

Mouse model reveals how muscular dystrophy triggers gut muscle over-contraction

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.

Study examines oligodendrocyte dynamics throughout the progression of multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the disruption of nerve signals and various ...
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Researchers at BCM and TCH create mouse model to mimic Parkinson’s disease

Researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine recently made an important advance in neurodegenerative disease ...

Scientists Built a Working Brain—And Now the ‘Possibilities Are Endless,’ a Scientist Says

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...
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Mouse model sheds new light on the causes and potential solutions to human GI problems linked to muscular dystrophy

A new swtudy sheds light onto the causes and potential solutions to the GI problems associated with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting ...
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Mouse Model LOADs on the Risk Factors

The search for a good model of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease continues. Researchers led by Adrian Oblak of the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and Gareth Howell at the Jackson ...