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Is ALS genetic?

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There is a lot of debate surrounding whether or not ALS is genetic. Some people believe that it is, while …

ALS in Women: Symptoms and Treatment Options

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ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. …

ALS Diagnosis: How is ALS diagnosed?

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How is ALS diagnosed? This is a question that many people have, especially after the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral …

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Polarized Signaling Endosomes Coordinate BDNF-Induced Chemotaxis of Cerebellar Precursors 11/15/2025

(Neuron 55, 53–68; July 5, 2007)

Hypertension-induced neurovascular and cognitive dysfunction at single-cell resolution 11/14/2025

Hypertension is a major cause of cognitive decline, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Using scRNA-seq in an angiotensin II mouse model, Schaeffer and Pacholko identify early endothelial, interneuron, and oligodendrocyte vulnerability linked to angiotensin II signaling, revealing molecular pathways that drive later neurovascular dysfunction and cognitive impairment in hypertension.

Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism 11/13/2025

Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential studies underpinning these claims and find them conceptually and methodologically flawed.

Globally patterned locus coeruleus-norepinephrine neuron-pericyte coupling orchestrates brain-wide vascular dynamics 11/12/2025

Through whole-brain neurovascular imaging in larval zebrafish, Sun and Peng et al. show that the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NE) system orchestrates globally patterned pericyte activities through complementary direct NE and indirect glia-relayed actions. Such LC-NE neuron-pericyte coupling exerts global vasoconstrictive drives that coordinate blood flow and support sustained behavioral performance.