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Written by Dr. Laura Bowie Edited by Dr. Hayley McLoughlin Researchers use genetics to find new pathways that impact the onset of polyglutamine disease symptoms The cells of the human body are complex little machines, specifically evolved to fulfill certain roles. Brain cells, or neurons, act differently from skin cells, which, in Read More…
Written by Dr. Hayley McLoughlin Edited by Dr. Gülin Öz Is Staufen1 a kink in the SCA2 toxicity chain that can be exploited? When a cell is stressed, it can initiate a mechanism to protect messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from harmful conditions. It does this by segregating the mRNAs, then packaging Read More…
Written By Dr. Marija Cvetanovic Edited by Dr. Sriram Jayabal Protein kinase C: one protein that may help to protect against cerebellar neuronal dysfunction & death in spinocerebellar ataxias Among the estimated 86 billion brain cells (known as “neurons”) in the human body (Azevedo et al., 2009), there is a Read More…
