CONFERENCE COVERAGE SERIES
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2011
Washington, DC, U.S.A.
12 – 16 November 2011
DC: Ways to Slow Brain Aging: Exercise, Estrogen, and Sleep?
Aging brains slow down just as aging bodies do, but growing research indicates that people can influence the way their brains age...
DC: New ALS Genetics Hog the Limelight at Satellite Conference
Researchers studying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other diseases related to RNA-binding proteins are excited about new genes recently identified in ALS...
DC: Do Measurable Changes in Brain Function Herald Dementia?
Some successful Alzheimer’s disease treatments may hinge on predicting who will get disease before they present with symptoms...
DC: Anecdotes and Music Have Special Spots in the Brain
Some people with an extraordinary ability known as highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) can recall such trivial facts with ease...
DC: Protein Work Expands ALS/FTD Genetics
At a satellite of the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, researchers reported big new discoveries in ALS genetics...
DC: Where Does TDP-43’s Toxic End Really Come From?
Clearly, the C-terminal of TDP-43 has something to do with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
DC: Myriad Mice Mimic ALS, FTLD, Loss of TDP-43 Function
The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis field is still searching for that super model...
DC: Does Estrogen Fine-Tune the Brain?
Mounting evidence indicates that estrogens contribute to learning and memory...
DC: ALS Treatment Possibilities Presented at SfN, Satellite
While for patients, there is nothing but a void when it comes to effective treatments for ALS, scientists have no shortage of ideas under development...
DC: Is Alzheimer's Rooted in the Early Life?
Could Alzheimer’s disease begin in the womb?...
DC: Targeting Toxic Extrasynaptic Signaling in HD and AD
In neuronal transmission, as in real estate, location is everything...
DC: In a Scanner Made for Two, Dual Scan Shows Mental Coupling
A dual-head functional magnetic resonance detection system is the first to allow brain imaging of two people lying side by side in a single scanner...
DC: Anti-Aβ Treatments Old and New
Despite clinical setbacks, lowering brain amyloid or soluble Aβ remains a popular approach for tackling Alzheimer’s disease...
DC: What’s That New Stuff in and Around Nuclei of AD Cells?
At this year’s SfN meeting, the number of mini- and nano-symposia dedicated to the molecular stalwarts of AD, Aβ and tau, was strikingly down...