Neuroscience
Research into axon degeneration hits a nerve
(Medical Xpress)—University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have made a significant discovery that could one day halt a number of neurodegenerative diseases.
Dec 29, 2013
1
0
News tagged with axon degeneration
Genetics
Scientists identify first gene in programmed axon degeneration
Degeneration of the axon and synapse, the slender projection through which neurons transmit electrical impulses to neighboring cells, is a hallmark of some of the most crippling neurodegenerative and brain diseases such as ...
Jun 7, 2012
0
0
Neuroscience
Inhibition of protein phosphorylation promotes optic nerve regeneration after injury
A new study by Professor Toshio Ohshima of Waseda University has found that the inhibition of phosphorylation of collapsing response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2), a microtubule-binding protein, suppresses degeneration of nerve ...
May 21, 2019
0
1
Neuroscience
Perilous ruptures described in a multiple sclerosis model
The permanent neurological deficits of multiple sclerosis patients largely depend on the extent of degeneration of long nerve fibers. The latter is initiated by ruptures in the cell membrane and the resulting influx of calcium ...
Jan 25, 2019
0
5
Neuroscience
Researchers discover how neurons tell each other to die under trauma, disease
A major contributor to most neurological diseases is the degeneration of a wire-like part of nerve cells called an axon, which electrically transmits information from one neuron to another. The molecular programs underlying ...
Mar 9, 2017
0
4
Diabetes
Reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation in T2DM
(HealthDay)—Patients with type 2 diabetes have reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation, regardless of the presence of polyneuropathy, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in Diabetes Care.
Feb 21, 2017
0
0
Medical research
Study detailing axonal death pathway may provide drug targets for neurodegenerative diseases
Axons connect neurons with each other to form the neural networks that underpin the vital functions of perception, motility, cognition, and memory. In many neurodegenerative disorders, from traumatic injury or toxic damage ...
Jan 22, 2015
0
21
Medical research
NRG1 isoforms could be an effective therapeutic candidate to promote peripheral nerve regeneration
Neuregulin 1 (NRG1) is a pleiotropic factor characterized by the existence of numerous isoforms arising from alternative splicing of exons that confer to the protein deeply different characteristics. NRG1 plays an important ...
Jul 25, 2014
0
0
