Researchers have reversed wrinkled skin and hair loss, hallmarks of aging, in a mouse model. When a mutation leading to mitochondrial dysfunction is induced, the mouse develops wrinkled skin and …read more Source:: Science
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Specific set of nerve cells controls epileptic seizures’ spread through brain
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Experimental activation of a small set of nerve cells in the brain prevents convulsive seizures in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy, the most common form of epilepsy among …read more Source:: Science
Alzheimer’s disease reversed in mouse model
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Researchers have found that gradually depleting an enzyme called BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease, thereby improving the animals’ cognitive …read more Source:: Science
Cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes?
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Type 1 diabetes has been successfully reveresed in a mouse model by infusing blood stem cells pre-treated to produce more of a protein called PD-L1, which is deficient in mice …read more Source:: Science
Gut microbes promote motor deficits in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
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Gut microbes may play a critical role in the development of Parkinson’s-like movement disorders in genetically predisposed mice, researchers report. Antibiotic treatment reduced motor deficits and molecular hallmarks of Parkinson’s …read more Source:: Science