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Experiment #00000138

Dietary butyrate from resistant starch may synergize with sulforaphane-driven Nrf2 activation and spermidine-mediated FAM134B ER-phagy in order to restore astrocytic EAAT2 membrane trafficking and potentially clear synaptic glutamate excitotoxicity in neurodegeneration. (Literature Based Discovery)

Starch, Resistant _gates_from_starch__resistant Butyrate _gates_to_butyrate _gates_from_butyrate NF-E2-Related Factor 2 _gates_to_nf_e2_related_factor_2 Sulforaphane _gates_from_sulforaphane Spermidine
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Experiment #00000137

Organic solvent exposure as an environmental risk factor associated with multiple sclerosis pathogenesis.

Genetic susceptibility _gates_from_genetic_susceptibility Environmental exposures _gates_to_environmental_exposures _gates_from_environmental_exposures Solvents _gates_to_solvents _gates_from_solvents Incidence _gates_to_incidence
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Experiment #00000131

Premise: Environmental metals, though present in many Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis anomalous clusters, are debated regarding causality within geographic epistemological data. Hypothesis: If plant derived extracellular vesicles (PDEVs) aerosolized with environmental metals, they could potentially bypass the blood brain barrier via the cribriform plate area. Given this potential method of delivery, environmental metals cannot be ruled out as causal in sporadic ALS until PDEV delivery of the metals is tested in wet lab experiments, but may potentially explain the confounding data.

Environmental Pollutants _gates_from_environmental_pollutants PDEV association _gates_to_pdev_association _gates_from_pdev_association Nose-to-Brain Delivery _gates_to_nose_to_brain_delivery _gates_from_nose_to_brain_delivery Brain Diseases _gates_to_brain_diseases
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Experiment #00000129

COPD Dietary Idea: According to PubMed literature, he following lunchtime meal plan provides nutrients needed for production and regulation of tryptophan and 3-IPA and may help reduce COPD flare-ups, while also providing mucosal support for clearance of debris from the lungs: -2x slices sourdough bread, lightly spread with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and ginger, with 2x slices of cooked turkey and spinach, with nutritional yeast and hi-maize corn starch mixed into the EVOO (for mucosal system support) -a spinach-based salad with 1 Tbsp EVOO -3 oz pomegranate juice mixed with 3 oz cherry juice

Tryptophan _gates_from_tryptophan Gut Microbiota _gates_to_gut_microbiota _gates_from_gut_microbiota Indolepropionic Acid _gates_to_indolepropionic_acid IPA _gates_from_ipa Lung
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Experiment #00000125

Discovery: Considering PubMed #37563705, #42012729, and #42541426, Spermidine is a known inducer of autophagy through EP300 inhibition and TFEB activation. Since TMEM106B amylofilaments induce lysosomal dysfunction, TFEB-driven restoration of lysosomal capacity would logically prevent the accumulation of these filaments.

Spermidine _gates_from_spermidine Transcription Factor EB _gates_to_transcription_factor_eb _gates_from_transcription_factor_eb Lysosomes _gates_to_lysosomes _gates_from_lysosomes TMEM106B protein _gates_to_tmem106b_protein
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Experiment #00000124

Hypothesis: Intranasal delivery of Spermidine-modified Ginseng Extracellular Vesicles (S-GEVs) loaded with GRN mRNA exploits the cribriform plate anatomy to bypass the blood-brain barrier, providing a neuro-targeted delivery system for progranulin gene therapy that acts synergistically with spermidine-induced autophagy to suppress pathological TMEM106B amyloid accumulation and restore endolysosomal homeostasis.

Administration, Intranasal _gates_from_administration__intranasal Olfactory Bulb _gates_to_olfactory_bulb Progranulins _gates_from_progranulins _gates_to_progranulins RNA, Messenger _gates_from_rna__messenger PGRN protein
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Experiment #00000123

Hypothesis: Intranasal delivery of Spermidine-modified Ginseng Extracellular Vesicles (S-GEVs) loaded with GRN mRNA exploits the cribriform plate anatomy to bypass the blood-brain barrier, providing a neuro-targeted delivery system for progranulin gene therapy that acts synergistically with spermidine-induced autophagy to suppress pathological TMEM106B amyloid accumulation and restore endolysosomal homeostasis.

Administration, Intranasal _gates_from_administration__intranasal Olfactory Bulb _gates_to_olfactory_bulb Progranulins _gates_from_progranulins _gates_to_progranulins RNA, Messenger _gates_from_rna__messenger PGRN protein
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Experiment #00000121

Exploration: The gut microbial metabolite 3-indolepropionic acid as a functional neuroprotective agent against intracerebral hemorrhage: integrating epidemiological screening with in vivo validation.

Dietary Tryptophan _gates_from_dietary_tryptophan Gut Microbiota _gates_to_gut_microbiota _gates_from_gut_microbiota 3-indolepropionic acid (3-IPA) _gates_to_3_indolepropionic_acid__3_ipa_ _gates_from_3_indolepropionic_acid__3_ipa_ Neuroprotection in ICH _gates_to_neuroprotection_in_ich
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Experiment #00000119

Hypothesis: Considering PubMed #41177462, Intranasally administered GDEVs, specifically spermidine-modified ginger extracellular vesicles, may offer a multi-target therapeutic strategy for C9orf72-associated ALS by crossing the blood-brain barrier via olfactory routes to potentially deliver gene-editing components, support axonal translation, restore STMN2 expression, and attenuate neuroinflammation.

Spermidine _gates_from_spermidine Olfactory Bulb _gates_to_olfactory_bulb Drug Delivery Systems _gates_from_drug_delivery_systems Stathmin 2 _gates_to_stathmin_2 Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-5A _gates_from_eukaryotic_initiation_factor_5a
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Experiment #00000118

Environmental plant-derived extracellular vesicles (such as those from pollen or agricultural dust) may act as stealth vectors via nasal-olfactory pathways, potentially delivering environmental toxins or pathogenic RNAs that bypass the BBB and trigger neurodegenerative pathologies, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Olfactory Pathways _gates_from_olfactory_pathways Extracellular Vesicles _gates_to_extracellular_vesicles _gates_from_extracellular_vesicles Biological Factors _gates_to_biological_factors _gates_from_biological_factors Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis _gates_to_amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
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Experiment #00000117

Ginger Derived Extracellular Vesicles may be a therapeutic hack for nasal C9orf72 CRISPR delivery, bypassing the BBB via nerve pathways to widely distribute gene edits without toxicity.

Drug Delivery Systems _gates_from_drug_delivery_systems _gates_to_drug_delivery_systems CRISPR-Cas Systems _gates_to_crispr_cas_systems Nanoparticles _gates_from_nanoparticles Blood-Brain Barrier _gates_to_blood_brain_barrier Intranasal Administration
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Experiment #00000115

Ebola Virus Outbreak Solution Hypothesis: Oral ginger-derived extracellular vesicles may serve as an acid-stable, inexpensive, and supply-chain ready clinical solution to deliver 6-shogaol to macrophages, triggering CASA autophagy to degrade EBOV VP40 and halt viral egress.

Ginger extract _gates_from_ginger_extract Autophagy _gates_to_autophagy Autophagy (CASA) _gates_from_autophagy__casa_ Viral Matrix Proteins _gates_to_viral_matrix_proteins Proteolysis _gates_from_proteolysis
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Experiment #00000114

Biohack, Anti-Ebola Hypothesis 1: PDEV-to-macrophage siRNA targeting VP40 Load the plant vesicles with synthetic siRNAs designed to silence VP40 transcription directly inside the macrophage. Exploration of dietary, pharmacological, and repurposed solutions to achieve this.

PDEV isolation _gates_from_pdev_isolation RNA, Small Interfering _gates_to_rna__small_interfering _gates_from_rna__small_interfering Macrophage Activation _gates_to_macrophage_activation _gates_from_macrophage_activation Gene Silencing _gates_to_gene_silencing
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Experiment #00000100

Hypothesis: Restored clearance of senescent neutrophils by tissue-resident macrophages limits organ aging

Aging _gates_from_aging Phagocytosis _gates_to_phagocytosis _gates_from_phagocytosis Neutrophils _gates_to_neutrophils _gates_from_neutrophils _gates_to_aging Indoleacetic Acids
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Experiment #00000089

Use of MBTPS1 inhibitors is a plausible strategy to prevent the terminal phase of nuclear death in specific cellular contexts.

Membrane-Bound Transcription Factor Peptidase, Site 1 _gates_from_membrane_bound_transcription_factor_peptidase__site_1 SREBP Activation _gates_to_srebp_activation _gates_from_srebp_activation Cellular Lipid Homeostasis _gates_to_cellular_lipid_homeostasis _gates_from_cellular_lipid_homeostasis Terminal Cell Death _gates_to_terminal_cell_death
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Experiment #00000088

Stabilizing the CREB3 tether via S1P/S2P protease inhibition represents a novel mechanism to prevent the terminal phase of neuronal death.

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress _gates_from_endoplasmic_reticulum_stress Proteolysis _gates_to_proteolysis _gates_from_proteolysis Cyclic AMP-Response Element-Binding Protein _gates_to_cyclic_amp_response_element_binding_protein _gates_from_cyclic_amp_response_element_binding_protein Nuclear Envelope _gates_to_nuclear_envelope
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Experiment #00000082

Microbiota-derived acetate can alleviate neurological inflammation and neurodegeneration induced by hypoxia via the upregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

Hypoxia _gates_from_hypoxia Dysbiosis _gates_to_dysbiosis _gates_from_dysbiosis Acetic Acid _gates_to_acetic_acid _gates_from_acetic_acid Neuroinflammation _gates_to_neuroinflammation
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Experiment #00000075

Polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) may act as a scaffold for the recruitment and accumulation of WDR44 at the lysosomal membrane, thereby accelerating the de novo aggregation of alpha-synuclein in the early stages of PD.

Nanoplastic exposure _gates_from_nanoplastic_exposure Lysosomal Storage Diseases _gates_to_lysosomal_storage_diseases _gates_from_lysosomal_storage_diseases alpha-Synuclein _gates_to_alpha_synuclein WDR44 _gates_from_wdr44 Protein Aggregates
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Experiment #00000066

Are there any wellness alternatives for Von Willebrand Disease?

von Willebrand Diseases _gates_from_von_willebrand_diseases Multidisciplinary Care _gates_to_multidisciplinary_care _gates_from_multidisciplinary_care Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation _gates_to_transcutaneous_electric_nerve_stimulation Electric Stimulation Therapy _gates_to_electric_stimulation_therapy _gates_from_electric_stimulation_therapy
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Experiment #00000056

Sarcopenia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Biological Pathways and Analysis

Motor Neuron Disease _gates_from_motor_neuron_disease Neuromuscular Junction Diseases _gates_to_neuromuscular_junction_diseases _gates_from_neuromuscular_junction_diseases Muscle Weakness _gates_to_muscle_weakness NMJ instability _gates_from_nmj_instability Sarcopenia
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Experiment #00000055

If the RGNEF NF 242 Terminal loses its functional ability to agitate or compete with TDP-43, perhaps from misfolding or sequestration, could it cause the TDP-43 proteinopathy seen in the retina, post-mortem, in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients, if the RGNEF failures were localized in the retina?

RGNEF/NF242 _gates_from_rgnef_nf242 TDP-43 _gates_to_tdp_43 Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor _gates_from_rho_guanine_nucleotide_exchange_factor TDP-43 Proteinopathies _gates_to_tdp_43_proteinopathies Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis _gates_from_amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
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Experiment #00000048

The ALS-T2D comorbidity is driven by a bidirectional, exosome-mediated proteostatic collapse. Peripheral tissues (muscle, pancreas) dictate CNS TDP-43 stability via exosomal miRNAs (miR-126a-5p) and glucose-dependent modifications (O-GlcNAcylation). Conversely, pharmacological activation of ubiquitin-peptidases (e.g., Acarbose targeting USP46) or restitution of glycolytic cofactors (F2,6BP) represent novel, cross-disciplinary therapeutic targets capable of halting systemic proteinopathy.

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 _gates_from_diabetes_mellitus__type_2 Extracellular Vesicles _gates_to_extracellular_vesicles _gates_from_extracellular_vesicles DNA-Binding Proteins _gates_to_dna_binding_proteins _gates_from_dna_binding_proteins Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis _gates_to_amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
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Experiment #00000045

Sporadic ALS and C9orf72 affected ALS are two different pathologies and the mixing of test groups and datasets has produced confounding results.

Molecular Heterogeneity _gates_from_molecular_heterogeneity Diagnostic Errors _gates_to_diagnostic_errors Biomarkers _gates_to_biomarkers Genetic Heterogeneity _gates_from_genetic_heterogeneity Molecular Typing _gates_to_molecular_typing
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Experiment #00000038

Map the direct mechanical and axonal transport pathways connecting intranasal administration or trigeminal nerve delivery to the clearance of TDP-43 aggregates in sporadic ALS, and the delivery of CRISPR-Cas/ASO gene therapies targeting C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansions in the cerebellum and brainstem.

Intranasal Route _gates_from_intranasal_route Blood-Brain Barrier _gates_to_blood_brain_barrier C9orf72 Protein _gates_to_c9orf72_protein _gates_from_c9orf72_protein Brain _gates_to_brain Intranasal Administration
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Experiment #00000028

Are there any vitamins or supplements that have either old or recent clinical trial evidence of being beneficial for preventing or reducing migraines that may have been overlooked? I cannot afford the current migraine medications.

Dietary Factors _gates_from_dietary_factors Mitochondrial Dysfunction _gates_to_mitochondrial_dysfunction _gates_from_mitochondrial_dysfunction Hyperacusis _gates_to_hyperacusis Neurogenic Inflammation _gates_from_neurogenic_inflammation Dietary Supplements
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Experiment #00000016

Analyze the potential for zinc-binding competition between synaptic transporters (e.g., SLC39A8, ZnT3) and ALS-associated proteins (RGNEF, TDP-43) in the RGC-thalamic axis. Can this competition explain the coexistence of RGC excitotoxicity and STMN2 depletion in clinical samples?

TAR DNA-Binding Protein 43 _gates_from_tar_dna_binding_protein_43 Stathmin 2 _gates_to_stathmin_2 SLC39A8 protein, human _gates_from_slc39a8_protein__human Zinc _gates_to_zinc Excitotoxicity _gates_from_excitotoxicity
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Experiment #00000015

Given that schizophrenia is characterized by a deficit in the attenuation of sensory input via corollary discharge, how might pathologically elevated RGC signaling—potentially caused by synaptic glutamate overflow without zinc modulation—interfere with the thalamic integration of extra-retinal CD signals to effectively reverse the predictive timing of visual stability?

SLC39A8 Protein _gates_from_slc39a8_protein Zinc Deficiency _gates_to_zinc_deficiency _gates_from_zinc_deficiency Glutamic Acid _gates_to_glutamic_acid _gates_from_glutamic_acid Thalamus _gates_to_thalamus
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Experiment #00000005

What are the biomarker differences in TDP-43 proteinopathy within the cerebellum and retina when comparing Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and c9orf72 affected Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Are there any mutually exclusive biomarkers that can be deduced?

C9orf72 expansion _gates_from_c9orf72_expansion Dipeptide Repeats _gates_to_dipeptide_repeats _gates_from_dipeptide_repeats Microglia _gates_to_microglia C9orf72 Protein _gates_from_c9orf72_protein Cerebellum
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Experiment #00000002

Does chronic latent Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) reactivation drive microglial activation and subsequent myelin destruction in Multiple Sclerosis via the activation of the cGAS-STING innate immune pathway?

Epstein-Barr Virus Infections _gates_from_epstein_barr_virus_infections Microglial Activation _gates_to_microglial_activation _gates_from_microglial_activation cGAS-STING Signaling _gates_to_cgas_sting_signaling _gates_from_cgas_sting_signaling Demyelinating Diseases _gates_to_demyelinating_diseases
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