This is the first section of a report on a protein misfolding meeting, which will be posted in three parts; Part 2 will appear on 17 December, and Part 3 on 20 December 2004...
Distribution and redistribution of mitochondria in dendritic arbors can impact synaptic plasticity, a prerequisite for learning and memory, according to a paper in tomorrow’s Cell...
If you have an accident, calling 911, or your local equivalent, will get you the paramedics. In case of neural injury, dialing up SDF-1 might get you a dose of much-needed stem cells...
Though there is already plenty of evidence linking lipid metabolism and obesity to Alzheimer disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative diseases, the case just got stronger...
The link between protein aggregation and neurodegenerative diseases is certainly a hot topic these days, awash with questions over whether reducing aggregation is a good idea...
This report summarizes discussions and recommendations made at the fourth annual workshop on Enabling Technologies for Alzheimer's disease (AD), held in August 2004 in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Enabling Technologies 2004 Workshop Summary Major Points of Discussion and Ideas for Future Directions List of Final Recommendations from Bar Harbor Enabling Technologies for Alzheimer Disease Research: 2004 Bar Harbor Workshop
Researchers studying the ubiquitination pathway may be interested in a new technique that can measure ubiquitination—and deubiquitination—in real time...
Various antibiotics have been shown to protect against neurodegenerative diseases, not necessarily through antimicrobial action. Can one of them, rifampicin, prevent the formation of α-synuclein aggregates?...
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