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Common brain cyst and neurodevelopmental disorders share genetic drivers

by Jennifer Chen, Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Often an incidental finding on brain scans looking for trauma or other neurological conditions, arachnoid cysts (ACs) are small, fluid-filled sacs within the arachnoid membrane, one of three layers protecting the brain and spinal cord. They often don’t cause noticeable symptoms; however, when they do, patients...

Discovery of genetic drivers linked to progression in Parkinson’s disease
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Discovery of genetic drivers linked to progression in Parkinson’s disease

by  Brigham and Women’s Hospital Immunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Wikipedia A key driver of patients’ well-being and clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the course the disease takes over time. However, nearly all that is known about the genetics of...