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Snapshot: What is the Cerebral Cortex?

The cortex has many folds, just like how an origami flower has many folds. This helps increase the brain surface area by tightly packing in neurons. “Origami Lotus Flowers” by Dominic’s pics is licensed under CC BY 2.0. The cerebral cortex, also called “the cortex,” is a highly organized layer of tissue that Read More…

¿Qué es la Escala Internacional Cooperativa de la Ataxia?

Escrito por Cristina (Yi) Peng Editado por la Dra. Hayley McLoughlin Traducción: Dra. Frida Loria La Escala Internacional Cooperativa de la Ataxia (del inglés International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale, ICARS) es una escala que se utiliza para evaluar el grado de discapacidad en pacientes con ataxia cerebelosa. Fue desarrollada en Read More…

Snapshot: What is Drosophila melanogaster?

Drosophila melanogaster is the scientific name of the common fruit fly. Yes, the ones flying around your green bin on a hot summer day. You may be surprised to learn that it is a commonly used model organism in biomedical research and has made significant contributions to many fields of Read More…

Desenvolvendo um interruptor liga/desliga para terapia gênica

Escrito por Dr Hannah K Shorrock Editado por Dr Larissa Nitschke Traduzido por Ana Carolina Martins Composto modificadores de “splicing” podem regular se a terapia gênica está ou não ativa A terapia gênica é uma estratégia terapêutica incrivelmente versátil que pode ser usada para tratar doenças monogênicas. A terapia gênica Read More…

Spotlight: The Lim Laboratory

Picture of the Lim lab taken in May 2022. Left to right: Chris Lee, Benjamin Sanders, Kimberly Luttik, Dr. Janghoo Lim, Dr. Neha Gogia, Luhan Ni, Ashley Owens, Victor Olmos Principal Investigator: Janghoo Lim, PhD Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Year Founded: 2010 What disease areas do you Read More…

Snapshot: What are induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)?

Induced pluripotent stem cells or iPSCs are adult stem cells that can be transformed into different types of tissues or organs. This research can be used to study different disease mechanisms. Many multicellular organisms like us come from a fertilized egg cell, the zygote, which divides into more and more Read More…

Ataxina-3 e a disputa entre a reciclagem mitocondrial e a morte celular

Escrito por Kaitlyn Neuman Editado por Dra. Chandana Kondapalli Traduzido para o português por Priscila Pereira Sena Induzir a morte celular ou degradar mitocôndrias adoecidas – essa é a questão: um novo papel da ataxina-3 como mediadora dessa decisão. Você já ouviu alguém dizer: “Eu posso parecer não estar fazendo Read More…

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