genetics

A recent study has discovered a genetic mechanism that protects people from developing a type of spinocerebellar ataxia, a mechanism that one third of the population lack.

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Repressing a faulty gene

18 Mar 2024

A study underway at The Neuro is the first in Canada to evaluate whether a treatment using an antisense oligonucleotide therapy would be effective against Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

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Neurodegenerative gene focus of new Open Science project

15 Dec 2023

A new project led by scientists at The Neuro is zeroing in on a gene important to the study of neurological diseases.

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The Neuro’s biobank makes genetic data available to global science community

13 Nov 2023

Repository contains 1,500 Parkinson’s and 300 ALS samples and the numbers are growing.

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