News : 2019
An Unusual Mutation Type Explains the Nature of Late-Life Balance Problems
Thanks to researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and their colleagues in the UK, it is now known that some cases of late-onset ataxia, called CANVAS syndrome, are caused by a particular genetic mutation.
UM Leads Largest-Ever Alzheimer’s Gene Study, Achieves Landmark Breakthroughs
Collaboration — that’s what allowed an international team of researchers to analyze information from an extraordinarily large number of people — more than 94,000 individuals — and arrive at some striking revelations about the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease, including five new genes that increase risk for the disease. The meta-analysis combines and reevaluates data collected by four consortia.