News From the Lab
Check back frequently for the latest information on research findings in neurodegenerative diseases from CNDR and its partner programs at Penn. Click on the 'get more information' links to connect with the full press releases and news.
News from the CNDR Research Lab
August 10, 2009Alzheimer's disease |
Alex Crowe, Research Specialist; Kurt R. Brunden, PhD, Director of Drug Discovery at Penn’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR); Virginia M.-Y. Lee, PhD, and John Q. Trojanowski,CNDR Co-Directors, and their colleagues at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Chemical Genomics Center (NCGC) have discovered a new class of compounds for potentional Alzheimer's disease drug. More information... |
April 8, 2009Alzheimer's disease |
Dr. Jerry Schellenberg Receives $18.3 Million National Institute on Aging Grant to Lead Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium Study. More information... |
March 16, 2009Alzheimer's disease |
Penn Medicine Pathologists Pioneer Biomarker Test to Diagnose or Rule Out Alzheimer’s Disease. Get more information... |
June 16, 2008ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease |
Penn researchers find Lou Gehrig’s Disease protein throughout brain, suggesting effects beyond motor neurons. Get more information... |
April 7, 2008ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease |
More Genes for Lou Gehrig’s Disease Identified, According to Penn Researchers. Get more information... |
Penn News in Neurodegenerative Disease Research
- Penn Study Finds Link Between Parkinson’s Disease Genes and Manganese Poisoning. Get more information...
- Penn Study Finds Way to Prevent Protein Clumping Characteristic of Parkinson’s Disease. Get more information...
- Penn Scientists Test Novel Medication to Block Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Get more information...
- RNA Toxicity Contributes to Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Pennsylvania Scientists Say. Get more information...
- Dismantling Alzheimer’s Disease: Penn Researchers Discover How Small Molecule Can Take Apart Disease-Associated Protein Fibers. Get more information...