News tagged with neuronal viability
Parkinson's-linked mutation makes neurons vulnerable to calcium-induced death
A new study reveals the mechanism by which a genetic mutation linked with Parkinson's disease (PD) renders dopamine neurons particularly vulnerable to cell injury and death. The research is published by Cell Press in the ...
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Mar 12, 2009 |
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Bioengineers reprogram muscles to combat degeneration
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have turned back the clock on mature muscle tissue, coaxing it back to an earlier stem cell stage to form new muscle. Moreover, they showed in mice that ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Male African cichlid fish go from 'zero to 60' when mating calls, researchers find (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In African cichlid fish society, only the dominant male reproduces. But Stanford researchers have found that if the dominant male disappears, a subordinate cichlid can rise to the procreative ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Environment for stem cell development engineered to control differentiation
Stem cell technologies have been proposed for cell-based diagnostics and regenerative medicine therapies. However, being able to make stem cells efficiently develop into a desired cell type -- such as muscle, ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Malfunctioning gene associated with Lou Gehrig's disease leads to nerve-cell death in mice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lou Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) are characterized by protein clumps in brain and spinal-cord cells that include an ...
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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Biochemists develop new method for preventing oxidative damage to cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery by UCLA biochemists of a new method for preventing oxidation in the essential fatty acids of cell membranes could lead to a new class of more effective nutritional supplements ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Tracking neuronal activity in the living brain
Refinements to a fluorescent calcium ion indicator give scientists a powerful tool for tracking neuronal activity in the living brain
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Oct 22, 2010 |
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Preserving nerve cells in motor neuron disease
A team of researchers, led by Scott Oakes, at the University of California, San Francisco, has identified a way to prevent symptom onset, weight loss, and paralysis and extend survival in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral ...
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Sep 20, 2010 |
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Weak link in Alzheimer's drug candidates
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some current therapies being investigated for Alzheimer's disease may cause further neural degeneration and cell death, according to a breakthrough discovery by UC San Diego researchers.
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Apr 06, 2010 |
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Researchers discover weak link in Alzheimer's drug candidates
Some current therapies being investigated for Alzheimer's disease may cause further neural degeneration and cell death, according to a breakthrough discovery by UC San Diego researchers.
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Apr 01, 2010 |
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Researchers identify brain protein for synapse development
A new study from UC Davis Health System identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for communication ...
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Jan 29, 2010 |
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