Frontotemporal dementia

Blood test predicts chance of dementia

harminka — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:06:37 -0600

Frontal lobe dementia (Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD) strikes people at an earlier age. After Alzheimer's disease, FTD is the form of dementia that occurs most frequently in patients younger than 65.

Potential in yeast for selecting Lou Gehrig's disease drugs

harminka — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:31:51 -0500

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are developing a novel approach to screen for drugs to combat neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, using yeast cells. In recent months a number of mutations have been found in a disease protein called TDP-43, which is implicated in ALS and certain types of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Cow stomach holds key to turning corn into biofuel

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:27:24 -0500

In recent months a spate of mutations have been found in a disease protein called TDP-43 that is implicated in two neurodegenerative disorders: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, and certain types of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). These mutations could potentially become candidates for drug targets.

Study offers window into human behavior, brain disease

harminka — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:19:50 -0600

Neurons targeted by dementing illness may have evolved for complex social cognition

harminka — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:34:19 -0600