News tagged with synaptic protein
Researchers identify proteins that might contribute to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease
A scientific group led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have identified three kinases, or proteins, that dismantle connections within brain cells, which may lead to memory loss associated with Alzheimer's ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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RNA on the move
In the fruit fly Drosophila, oskar mRNA, which is involved in defining the animal’s body axes, is produced in the nuclei of nurse cells neighbouring the oocyte, and must be transported to the oocyte and along ...
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Researchers find potential treatment for Huntington's disease (w/ Video)
Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research, the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics and the University of California, San Diego have found that normal synaptic activity ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 15, 2009 |
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How the pathology of Parkinson's disease spreads
(PhysOrg.com) -- Accumulation of the synaptic protein alpha-synuclein, resulting in the formation of aggregates called Lewy bodies in the brain, is a hallmark of Parkinson's and other related neurodegenerative ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Dynamic molecular mechanism to keep brain activity stable
In the brain, many types of synaptic proteins are spatio-temporally regulated to maintain synaptic activity at a constant level. Here, the Japanese research group led by Professor Masaki Fukata, Drs. Yuko Fukata and Jun Noritake ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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