In a study published in Neuron, a research team at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, aimed to ...

A new study has identified a mutation in the TREM2 gene that disrupts the brain’s ability to clear toxic amyloid plaques, increasing Alzheimer’s disease risk.

Dominika Pilat, PhD, and Ana Griciuc, PhD, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital are the lead and senior authors of a paper published in Neuron, "The Gain-of-Function ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Genes & Cancer on January 20, 2025, entitled, "Analysis of pathogenic variants in retinoblastoma reveals a potential gain of function mutation." ...

By profiling brains from healthy people aged one to 104, researchers found that mutations accumulate in some genes more than ...

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is a condition characterised by recurrent or persistent infections of the skin, nails and mucous membranes caused predominantly by Candida species. A ...

Dominika Pilat, PhD , and Ana Griciuc, PhD , of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital are the lead and senior authors of a ...