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neuronal damage
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Brain cholesterol in health and disease: molecular threads toward cognition or neurodegeneration
Cholesterol in brain health and disease
Cholesterol is found in the cell membranes of all human cells. It plays an integral role in neuronal signaling...
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Tumor suppressor may indeed enhance axon regeneration: oPTENing the door to nerve healing
Glaucoma. Optic neuritis. Trauma of the optic nerve. All of these conditions may irreversibly damage the optic nerve, leading to blindness. Glaucoma alone affects...
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CMT syndrome: the mechanism beneath that keeps “hands and feet” tied
About 1 in 2,500 people have a degenerative nerve disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). The disease is typically diagnosed in children, who may lose their...
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Gene therapy: would ALS and SMA be the next candidates?
Spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are two devastating neurological conditions with the common pathological sign of motor neuron degeneration, which eventually leads...
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Gluten ataxia: the latest entity on the wheat disorders list
Gluten is a protein complex present in wheat, barley and most cereals. Although many people have no problem digesting this protein, many people have...
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Gingko extract: a new and revalued hope for stroke?
Chronic cerebrovasculopathy is a disabling condition that is increasingly spreading among adults and the elderly. It is the general consequence of cardiovascular disease, often...
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Galactosemia: problems related to diagnosis, management and nutrition
Classical galactosemia (GASM) is one of the most common innate errors in metabolism identified by neonatal screening in the United States. Galactosemia is the...
