Study confirms close link between immune system and adult neurogenesis

Study confirms close link between immune system and adult neurogenesis. News Medical, Published on August 19, 2014.

these findings would stimulate a new area of research into immune therapies to target neurological diseases

More patients help drug companies pass valley of death - Indianapolis Business Journal

More patients help drug companies pass valley of death - Indianapolis Business Journal

But patient groups—especially those formed around rare and untreatable diseases—are indeed playing a crucial role in getting experimental drugs across the proverbial “valley of death”—where none of those deep-pocketed players want to put their money.

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Issues Letter to Shareholders - GlobeNewswire press release

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Issues Letter to Shareholders - GlobeNewswire press release

Shire is developing OX1 as a treatment for Friedreich's Ataxia and possibly other diseases for which OX1 may qualify for orphan drug designation.

Grant Alert: Hematopoietic Stem Cell-Based Therapy For Friedrich Ataxia (University Of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States)

Grant Alert: Hematopoietic Stem Cell-Based Therapy For Friedrich Ataxia (University Of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States). Project Leader: CHERQUI, STEPHANIE

The role of iron in neurodegenerative disorders: insights and opportunities with synchrotron light

The role of iron in neurodegenerative disorders: insights and opportunities with synchrotron light. Collingwood Joanna Frances, Davidson Mark Rogers, Front. Pharmacol., 19 August 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00191

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