Nasha Niva

How a serious fruit fly brain study turned into an internet meme — its brain model was taught to play Doom and trade cryptocurrency

The real scientific value of the FlyWire and MaleCNS projects is not related to internet trends. Since fruit flies share about 75% of genes associated with human diseases, a precise map of their brain ...
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Subtle change to the tongue that could mean motor neurone disease - dentists must look out for it

Dentists and GPs will now be trained to spot early and little-known signs of deadly motor neurone disease. The first programme of its kind in the UK will offer the guidance to UK healthcare ...
Nature

First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment

A man with an uncommon type of motor neuron disease experienced improved symptoms and continued to work as a physician a year after becoming the first person to receive a drug designed to target the ...
Science

HPSC-derived mesenchymal stromal cells ameliorate murine autistic-like phenotypes through activating oxytocinergic neurons

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heritable neurodevelopmental disorder marked by social deficits, repetitive behaviors, ...
The Sydney Morning Herald

One by one, Nicole’s family members died from MND. A new PBS listing gives her hope

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Over the past four decades, Nicole Lynch has watched motor neurone disease strip her family members ...