Scientists Create Novel Approach to Find RNAs Involved in Long-term Memory Storage
Researchers question why numerous different RNAs are transported to synapses. One reason, they suggest, is that they are stored to later help maintain long-term memory.
Two New Genes Linked to ALS and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
A new study ties mutations in two genes to the death of nerve cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other related neurodegenerative diseases.
Researchers Find Controlling Element of Huntington’s Disease
Researchers discover a three molecule complex could be a target for treating Huntington’s Disease, a genetic and currently incurable brain disease which causes movement disorders and dementia.
Clues to Nervous System Evolution Found in Nerve-less Sponge
UC Santa Barbara scientists turned to the simple sponge to find clues about the evolution of the complex nervous system and found that, but for a mechanism that coordinates the expression of genes that lead to the formation of neural synapses, sponges and the rest of the animal world may not be so distant after [...]
Scientists Find Neural Stem Cell Regulator
Lack of regulator can cause neural tube defects. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that lack of a specific gene interrupts neural tube closure, a condition that can cause death or paralysis. “The neural tube is the beginning of the brain and spinal cord,” said the study’s lead investigator Lee [...]
