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Research News (General)

Global Brain Initiatives Generate Abundance of Neuroscience Data

Three years ago the United States government launched the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative to accelerate the development and application of novel technologies that will give us a better understanding about how brains work. Since then, dozens…

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December 2, 2016

JPND Publications

ATXN2 Trinucleotide Repeat Length Correlates with Risk of ALS

“ATXN2 Trinucleotide Repeat Length Correlates with Risk of ALS” has been accepted for publication in Neurobiology of Aging. This work was supported in part by JPND through the SOPHIA, STRENGTH, and NETCALS projects.

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December 1, 2016

JPND Publications

Caregiver profiles in dementia related to quality of life, depression and perseverance time in the European Actifcare study

“Caregiver profiles in dementia related to quality of life, depression and perseverance time in the European Actifcare study: the importance of social health” has been published in Aging & Mental Health. This research was supported by JPND in the 2012…

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November 30, 2016

JPND Publications

An Amyloid-Like Pathological Conformation of TDP-43 Is Stabilized by Hypercooperative Hydrogen Bonds

“An Amyloid-Like Pathological Conformation of TDP-43 Is Stabilized by Hypercooperative Hydrogen Bonds” has been published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. This work was supported in part by JPND through the RiMod-FTD project, selected for support in the 2012 risk factors…

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November 29, 2016

JPND Publications

A Dietary Fiber-Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier and Enhances Pathogen Susceptibility

“A Dietary Fiber-Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier and Enhances Pathogen Susceptibility” has been published in Cell. This research was supported in part by JPND through the BIOMARKAPD project, selected for support in the 2011 biomarkers call.

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November 28, 2016

JPND Publications

Evaluation of α-synuclein as a novel cerebrospinal fluid biomarker in different forms of prion diseases

“Evaluation of α-synuclein as a novel cerebrospinal fluid biomarker in different forms of prion diseases” has been accepted for publication in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. This work was supported in part by JPND through the DEMTEST project, selected in the 2011…

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November 24, 2016

JPND Publications

Physical and cognitive fitness in young adulthood and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at an early age

“Physical and cognitive fitness in young adulthood and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at an early age” has been published in the European Journal of Neurology. This work was supported in part by JPND through the STRENGTH project, selected in…

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November 21, 2016

JPND News

Report of the second OECD Lausanne Workshop now available

The OECD has published a new report summarising the second Lausanne Workshop on “Global Action to Drive Innovation in Alzheimer’s disease and other Dementias – Connecting Research, Regulation and Access.” The workshop was held on 15-16 December 2015 in Lausanne,…

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November 21, 2016

JPND News|JPND Press Releases|JPND Progress

Report on survey of 2015 JPco-fuND call applicants

With the aim of assessing participant satisfaction with the 2015 JPco-fuND call, in March and April 2016 JPND surveyed the project coordinators of all submitted proposals. Responses to the survey were compiled, analysed and condensed into a series of conclusions…

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November 15, 2016

JPND News|JPND Press Releases

Joint Transnational Call for Research Proposals – Pre-announcement

The EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) will shortly launch a call for “Multinational Research Projects for Pathway Analysis across Neurodegenerative Diseases”. There is clinical, genetic and biochemical evidence that similar molecular pathways are relevant in different neurodegenerative and…

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November 15, 2016

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