Study finds a new culprit for epileptic seizures
January 15, 2013
Study finds a new culprit for epileptic seizures
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Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
Epileptic seizures occur when neurons in the brain become excessively active.
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Possible role for Huntington’s gene discovered
January 16, 2013
Possible role for Huntington’s gene discovered
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Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
About 20 years ago, scientists discovered the gene that causes Huntington’s disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that affects about 30,000 Americans.
Breaking down the Parkinson’s pathway
March 12, 2013
Breaking down the Parkinson’s pathway
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Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
The key hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is a slowdown of movement caused by a cutoff in the supply of dopamine to the brain region responsible for coordinating movement.
DNA damage may cause ALS
September 15, 2013
DNA damage may cause ALS
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Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — is a neurodegenerative disease that destroys the neurons that control muscle movement.
New way to turn genes on
December 10, 2014
New way to turn genes on
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Using a gene-editing system originally developed to delete specific genes, MIT researchers have now shown that they can reliably turn on any gene of their choosing in living cells.
Master gene regulator could be new target for schizophrenia treatment
May 25, 2015
Master gene regulator could be new target for schizophrenia treatment
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Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have identified a master genetic regulator that could account for faulty brain functions that contribute to schizophrenia.
MIT senior takes on double major in brain and cognitive sciences plus theater arts
February 18, 2016
MIT senior takes on double major in brain and cognitive sciences plus theater arts
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Catherine Curro Caruso | MIT News correspondent
Abra Shen didn’t expect to graduate from MIT with a theater degree, but she couldn’t resist adding theater arts to her major in brain and cognitive sciences when the opportunity presented itself.
How the brain processes emotions
March 31, 2016
How the brain processes emotions
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Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Some mental illnesses may stem, in part, from the brain’s inability to correctly assign emotional associations to events.
A strategy for “convergence” research to transform biomedicine
June 23, 2016
A strategy for “convergence” research to transform biomedicine
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Jonathan Mingle | MIT News correspondent
Report calls for more integration of physical, life sciences for needed advances in biomedical research.
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
July 22, 2016
Researchers identify genome-modifying enzyme linked to Rett Syndrome
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Helen Knight | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
People with Rett Syndrome, a rare and debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder, exhibit many autism-like traits. Now researchers at MIT have identified a protein that plays an important role in the
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