Fruit fly study identifies potential therapeutic target for form of ALS, FTD
UF neuroscientists collaborate on international study revealing a potential therapeutic target for ALS, FTD linked to TDP-43.
UF neuroscientists collaborate on international study revealing a potential therapeutic target for ALS, FTD linked to TDP-43.
Under new grant, a research team co-led by Dr. Malú Gámez Tansey will investigate possible links between the immune system and neurodegeneration in frontotemporal dementia.
Chronic neurological diseases — Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Huntington’s disease, neuromuscular disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, to mention only a few — afflict millions of Americans worldwide and account for tremendous morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, age is the largest risk factor for many…