FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2019·4 min readNew insight into motor neuron death mechanisms could be a step toward ALS treatmentWhen a motor neuron-specific pool of heat shock protein 90 (Hps90) was inhibited, motor neuron apoptosis was triggered.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 16, 2019·3 min readFever Alters Immune Cells So They Can Better Reach InfectionsResearchers shed light on how a fever helps our immune systems fight infection. The study reports high temperature alters surface proteins of lymphocytes, making it easier for them to travel through blood vessels to reach infection sites.Read More
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