#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KAND Resources KAND is a complex disorder, and each patient may experience a wide variety of symptoms that require evaluation…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research A two-kinesin mechanism controls neurogenesis in the developing brain As we bring in the New Year with this…
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New Address! 1178 Broadway, 3rd Floor #3535, New York, New York, 10001 Please send all KIF1A.ORG mail (including donation checks) here! Thank you. November is Epilepsy Awareness Month #GivingTuesday is November 28th~ Clinical Conversations: Speech and Communication in KAND Sunday, December 3 at 5:00pm EST US Families Survey: Health Policy and Advocacy KIF1A is working…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research Characteristics of Sensory Neuron Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Potential for ALS Therapy Overlap between KAND and…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research The epithelial Na+ channel UNC-8 promotes an endocytic mechanism that recycles presynaptic components to new boutons in remodeling…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research Genetic overlap between ALS and other neurodegenerative or neuromuscular disorders How do you define a disease? Traditionally, diseases…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research Phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate facilitates axonal vesicle transport and presynapse assembly Imagine a transport company that sends truck shipments of…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research Cerebral Visual Impairment: genetic diagnoses and phenotypic associations Knowing which symptoms are associated with a disease is crucial…
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Dear KAND Community ~ Our team has been busy with a number of different projects we’d like to share with you and some important community updates you need to know about. Thanks for reading and staying connected! KAND Community Member updates In Remembrance: Lyon Hallin Unfortunately, our KAND community lost another warrior last month to…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research Genetic landscape of congenital insensitivity to pain and 2 hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies KAND heterogeneity – the…
Read More#ScienceSaturday posts share exciting scientific developments and educational resources with the KAND community. Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research In the rare disease space, a common and straightforward question is: How rare is the disease? But the…
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