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UrduResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked disease-related proteins and genes to identify specific cellular pathways responsible for Alzheimer’s genesis and progression. The proteins were gathered from cerebrospinal fluid and are a good proxy for activity in the brain. Several of them may be potential targets for therapies.
Tag: Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Study seeks rapid, paper-based test to detect cancer cells in cerebrospinal fluid
With time being of the essence for patients facing one of cancer’s most dire complications, UCLA researchers are working to create a new test to detect cancer’s spread to the central nervous system on the same day as the doctor’s visit.
Disrupted flow of brain fluid may underlie neurodevelopmental disorders
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered, in rodents, that fluid that circulates through the brain flows to areas critical for normal brain development and function, suggesting that disruptions to its circulation may play an underrecognized role in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Spinal Fluid Biomarkers Detect Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s Disease in Living Patients
New research reveals that the same framework of proteins and peptides that can detect Alzheimer’s disease in cerebrospinal fluid can also detect other forms of neurodegeneration, like frontotemporal degeneration.
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