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November 21, 2025 Study uncovers and predicts widespread molecular changes in ALS brain cells

April 29, 2025 Skin-based test could improve diagnosis of debilitating neurodegenerative disease

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August 20, 2024 Researchers propose biologically based classification system for Parkinson’s disease

August 28, 2023 Study suggests two-pronged approach to treatment for neurodegenerative disease

July 4, 2023 Research challenges long-held view of early-stage Alzheimer's disease

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April 24, 2023 Researchers identify a potential new therapeutic target in Parkinson’s disease

March 31, 2023 Loss of key protein could be crucial to understanding ALS: Study

August 17, 2022 Sean Nuttall completes record-breaking Lake Ontario swim to raise money for U of T brain research

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May 20, 2021 U of T researchers find key differences in symptoms between early- and late-onset Alzheimer's

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December 3, 2019 'Not all disease is the same': U of T study highlights protein variability in neurodegenerative diseases