Huntington Breakthrough Medical researchers have discovered a promising new therapy for Huntington disease that restores lost motor skills and may delay or stop the progression of the disease. [Press release from the University of Alberta discussing online prepublication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA] Press Release | Abstract
Prolonged Seizure Activity Impairs Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Induces Cell Death The mechanisms underlying neuronal death following excessive activity such as occurs during prolonged seizures are unclear, but mitochondrial dysfunction has been hypothesized to play a role. Here, researchers tested this with fluorescence imaging techniques in rat glio-neuronal neocortical co-cultures using low magnesium to induce seizure-like activity. [J Cell Sci] Abstract
Studying the Brain of a Fly to Understand Complex Nervous Functions The Marie Curie Training Network FLiACT (Systems neuroscience of Drosophila: from genes to circuits to behaviors) was launched Thursday 9th of February in Barcelona. The principal investigators gathered in Hotel Casa Camper with the objective of interconnecting eight European research institutes and three industrial partners from different complementary fields of neuroscience. [The Marie Curie Training Network] Press Release
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