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July 6, 2006

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-	Hearing’s Missing Link May Be a Protein Tied to Usher Syndrome Protocadherin-15 is a likely player in the split-second reaction in which sound is converted into electrical signals. The findings may help elucidate why some people temporarily lose their hearing after being exposed to loud noise.
-	Dopamine drug leads to neuronal replacement: a cure for Parkinson's Disease? In preliminary results, researchers have shown that a drug, which mimics the effects of dopamine, causes new neurons to develop in the part of the brain where cells are lost in Parkinson's disease (PD).
-	Regulation of Microglial Neurotoxicity CX3CR1 signaling pathway is implicated in three models involving neurotoxicity: systemic inflammation, Parkinson’s disease, and ALS.