Researchers Survey Protein Family That Helps the Brain Form Synapses
Researchers describe the diversity of neurexin proteins which are essential in the creation of synapses.... Read More...
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Protein Switch Dictates Cellular Fate, Stem Cell or Neuron
Researchers discover UPF1 helps determine whether an immature neural cell remains as a stem cell or develops into a functional neuron.... Read More...
Watching Molecules Morph into Memories
Researchers use advanced imaging techniques to obtain insights into how the brain makes memories. ... Read More...
The Logistics of Learning
Two new studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the learning process.... Read More...
To Live and Learn: Making Memories Has to Be a Speedy Business
Researchers discover neurons have a special preassembly technique to speed up the manufacture of proteins at synapses, enabling synaptic plasticity and the brain to rapidly form memories. ... Read More...
Dynamics of Protein Synthesis at Neuron Tip is Basis for Memory and Learning
A new study finds protein synthesis in dendrites could be responsible for long-term memory formation in the brain, in addition to other functions.... Read More...
Researchers Pinpoint Molecular Path that Makes Antidepressants Act Quicker in Mouse Model
Researchers identify a molecular pathway which accelerates the time taken for antidepressants to work in mouse models. ... Read More...
Variation in Bitter Receptor mRNA Expression Affects Taste Perception
Sensitivity to bitter taste is not only shaped by taste genes, but also how much mRNA a person's cells make, a new study suggests.... Read More...
A Genetic Answer to the Alzheimer’s Riddle?
Researchers discover a form of CD33, which lacked a critical functional domain, correlates with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Controlling Genes with Light
New technology can rapidly halt or start the expression of genes by shining a light on the cells.... Read More...
New Mechanism for Human Gene Expression Discovered
Researchers find a single gene which encodes two separate proteins from the same sequence of messenger RNA. The finding could provide new strategies for treating SCA6.... Read More...
What Do Memories Look Like?
Researchers engineered microscopic probes which light up synapses in living neurons by attaching fluorescent markers onto synaptic proteins without affecting the neuron's ability to function.... Read More...