New Probes Quantify Folded and Misfolded Protein Levels in Cells A new probe which allows researchers to quantify folded and misfolded protein levels in a cell could help pave the way for drug treatments for misfolding diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
Fluorogenic Probe Created To Evaluate Potential Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Researchers have created a two photon flurogenic probe which could be a useful tool to assess a person's potential risk of developing Parkinson's disease and to track the diseases progression.
Geneticists Show How Molecular Switches Coordinate the Nervous System Geneticists discover the same molecular switches which induce non-descript cells to specialize also makes nerve cells respond differently to the environment.
Study in Fruitflies Strengthens Connection Among Protein Misfolding, Sleep Loss, and Age Researchers investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning sleep.
Filling Me Softly Implant stiffness is a major cause of foreign body reaction, neuroscience researchers claim.
New Insight into Neuron Changes Brought About by Aging A new study offers insight into how aging affects neural circuitry, in some cases significantly altering gene expression in single neurons.
Research into Axon Degeneration Hits a Nerve Researchers identify a gene which protects against spontaneous, adult onset progressive neurodegeneration.
The Logistics of Learning Two new studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the learning process.
Brain Repair After Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers have developed a new technology in order to regenerate functional neurons after brain injury.
Sleep-Deprived Mice Show Connections Among Lack of Shut-eye, Diabetes and Age Sleep deprivation could contribute to the dysfunction of pancreatic cells. These functions may be exacerbated by aging, a new study reports.
Staying Ahead of Huntington’s Disease Researchers work to understand how expanded polyglutamine tracts form the types of supramolecular structures that are presumed to be toxic to neurons.
Genetic Mutation Increases Risk of Parkinson’s Disease From Pesticides Mutations in the alpha-synuclein gene can cause increased vulnerability to pesticides, which may lead to Parkinson's disease.
Breaking the Brain Clock Predisposes Nerve Cells to Neurodegeneration Researchers discover the expression of certain clock genes plays a critical role in delaying the emergence of age-related signs in the brain.
Gene-Silencing Study Finds New Targets for Parkinson’s Disease Researchers use RNAi to reveal dozens of genes which could represent new therapeutic targets for treating Parkinson's disease.
New Study Identifies Genes Uniquely Expressed by the Brain’s Immune Cells Researchers use a novel sequencing method to identify a group of genes used by microglia to sense pathogenic organisms, toxins and damaged neurons.
