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Article April 8, 2018

Deep Learning: A Superhuman Way to Look at Cells

Gladstone and Google AI collaborate to uncover the tip of an iceberg that could transform biomedical science
 

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Article April 8, 2018

Scientists Fix Genetic Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease in Human Brain Cells

New insights into how a gene causes damage could impact future drug development

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Article March 15, 2018

Cell Therapy Could Improve Brain Functions Impaired by Alzheimer’s Disease

Transplanting a special type of neuron into the brain restores cognitive functions in Alzheimer’s models

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Article February 8, 2018

New Study Explains How Your Brain Helps You Learn New Skills

Gladstone scientists show how a type of neuron improves procedural learning

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Article September 7, 2016

Gladstone Investigator Receives $5.8M Career Grant

The NINDS award provides longer-term support and increased flexibility to pursue innovative, high-risk research on neurological diseases.

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January 27, 2016

Treating Parkinson’s Disease by Solving the Mysteries of Movement

In a pair of new studies, Gladstone scientists discovered a specific neural circuit that controls walking, and they found that input to this circuit is disrupted in Parkinson’s disease.

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Article January 11, 2016

Brain Receptor Regulates Fat Burning in Cells

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered an unusual regulator of body weight and the metabolic syndrome: a molecular mechanism more commonly associated with brain cells.

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Article September 13, 2015

Loss of Cellular Energy Leads to Neuronal Dysfunction in a Model of Neurodegenerative Disease

A new study from the Gladstone Institutes shows for the first time that impairments in mitochondria—the brain’s cellular power plants—can deplete cellular energy levels and cause neuronal dysfunction in a model of neurodegenerative disease.

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Article August 24, 2014

Changes in the Eye Can Predict Changes in the Brain

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes and University of California, San Francisco have shown that a loss of cells in the retina is one of the earliest signs of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in people with a genetic risk for the disorder—even before any changes appear in their behavior.

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December 8, 2013

Gladstone’s Robert Mahley Receives Wellcome Trust Funds to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest challenges facing modern medicine, but there is new hope in the fight against this deadly disease.

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December 4, 2013

Molecular Sensor Detects Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis, Gladstone Study Finds

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—For some, the disease multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks its victims slowly and progressively over a period of many years. For others, it strikes without warning in fits and starts.

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October 20, 2013

Gladstone Scientist to Receive Prestigious Pacesetter Award

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Lennart Mucke, MD, who directs neurological research at the Gladstone Institutes, next week will receive the ARCS Foundation’s 2013 Pacesetter Award for his lifelong dedication to overcoming Alzheimer’s disease—and for mentoring students to take a similar approach.

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