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October 30, 2008

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-	Excess Fatty Acid in Alzheimer's Disease Correcting altered fatty acid metabolism in the brain of mice with Alzheimer's can reverse the cognitive deficits associated with the disease.
-	Treating Lou Gehrig's Disease with Glial Stem Cells Nerve cell degeneration in a mouse model of Lou Gehrig's disease can be slowed by transplantation of healthy glial cell precursors.
-	Combating Muscle Fatigue Researchers have identified a potential cause of fatigue in patients with neuromuscular diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
-	Mouse Brain Tumour Model Highlights Causative Role for Gene Duo Two genes have been implicated in the development of a lethal brain tumour, highlighting potential targets for therapeutic development.
-	Profiling Lung Cancer By finding genes that are mutated in cancer cells compared with healthy cells, scientists are beginning to build a picture of what goes wrong to cause disease.
-	Grow Your Own Prostate Scientists have isolated single stem cells from the prostate and used them to generate new prostates in mice.
-	Single Neuron Restores Activity The activation of a single neuron in the brain may be enough to help restore muscle activity in the arms of paralysed patients with spinal cord injuries.