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A pathologic feature in both sporadic and familial ALS patients is the presence of large neuronal inclusions enriched with misfolded proteins, including SOD1, TDP43 and FUS that are frequently modified with the small protein ubiquitin (Ub)

Focused ultrasound (FUS) is a non-invasive, ground-breaking technique suggested for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

The loss of connections between nerve cells is an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease.

Anne-Sophie Sack, a doctoral candiate at the University of British Columbia

Most strokes occur from clots blocking vessels that supply blood flow to the brain.

Stroke happens to 62,000 people each year in Canada.

Brain stimulation involves using electrical or magnetic pulses to treat medical disorders like Parkinson’s by sending controlled pulses to the brain in order to manage patient symptoms.

20,800 North Americans die from brain cancer each year.

Glioblastoma multiforme and high grade astrocytomas are aggressive brain tumors that are difficult to treat.

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is an age-associated movement disorders, mainly caused by the death of dopamine cells in the brain.