FeaturedNeuroscience·March 6, 2013·4 min readHow the Body’s Energy Molecule Transmits Three Types of Taste to the BrainResearchers discovered the CALHM1 channel protein releases ATP to make a neural taste connection.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·August 1, 2013·4 min readPotential Nutritional Therapy for Childhood Neurodegenerative DiseaseResearchers have discovered the gene mutation responsible for pontocerebellar hypoplasia. Pontocerebellar hypoplasia is an incurable neurodegenerative disease which affects children.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 16, 2013·4 min readEffects of Parkinson’s Disease Mutation Reversed in CellsResearchers discover a chemical in an anti-wrinkle cream could help prevent the death of nerve cells damaged by mutations, which cause an inherited form of Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 19, 2013·5 min readCircadian Clock is Key to Firing Up Cell’s FurnaceResearchers have identified how the circadian clock helps prime mitochondria to correctly use stored energy when we are not eating.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2014·4 min readNew Probes Quantify Folded and Misfolded Protein Levels in CellsA 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 13, 2015·3 min readRevealing the Inner Workings of a Molecular MotorResearchers take steps to better understand how dynein helps transport cellular cargo into the cell bodies of neurons.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·September 18, 2015·4 min readCoordinating Traffic Down the Neural HighwayFindings could open new avenues for designing drugs to treat ataxia, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 9, 2015·4 min readNerve Cells Warn Brain of Damage to the Inner EarAccording to a new study, some inner ear nerve cells can signal tissue damage to the brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·November 27, 2015·6 min readHow Cells in the Developing Ear Practice HearingResearchers have discovered a molecular chain of events that enable cells in the inner ear to practice processing sounds during development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 4, 2016·4 min readCell Aging Triggered by MitochondriaA new study reports mitochondira are major triggers of cell aging.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 4, 2016·5 min readThink Small: Diminishing Returns in NeuroscienceResearchers are investigating what makes a brain efficient and how that affects insect behavior.Read More