FeaturedGenetics·October 10, 2016·3 min readCell Protein Offers New Hope in Fighting the Effects of AgingA new study could be the first step to developing drugs that targets carbonic anhydrase in mitochondria to help protect against aging and neurodegeneration.Read More
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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·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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 29, 2019·3 min readCould a small fish prompt a leap forward for Alzheimer’s disease research?Using zebrafish models, researchers detected genes with altered levels of expression. The genetic variations were associated with abnormalities with mitochondrial function and the production of ATP.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
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 4, 2018·4 min readGene that Lets You Eat As Much As You Like Holds Promise Against ObesityRemoving the RCAN1 gene in mice reduced weight gain, even when the animals were fed high fat diets for prolonged periods of time. Researchers say the findings could help develop new treatments to help prevent obesity in humans.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2016·4 min readHow Astrocytes Help Us LearnThe molecule LRP4 on the surface of astrocytes helps to regulate glutamate levels, a new study reports.Read More
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