Gaucher disease Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Friday, June 6, 2025

Latest:

Learning that lifts us all: Insights from a year of growth and professional development
A novel source of genetic variation influencing childhood brain tumors
Beyond the operating room: How international training elevates orthopedic care
Innovation resident plays key role in groundbreaking heart device research
Alzheimer’s disease affects an organism as a whole

Home
Momentum
From The Labs
- About From the Labs
- Follow From The Labs on Twitter
Policywise
- About PolicyWise
- Follow @BCMEthics on Twitter
The Stitch
- About The Stitch
Progress Notes
bcm.edu

Brain sphingolipid metabolism is closely involved in Gaucher disease

July 19, 2022 Gaucher disease, glia, glucosylceramide, lipid metabolism, lysosomes, neurodegenerative disease, neurons, Parkinson's Disease, Research, sphingolipid

Disruption of sphingolipid metabolism led to neurodegeneration in animal models, revealing a new molecular path to Gaucher’s disease.

From The Labs

Childhood condition poses risk for Parkinson’s disease later in life

January 22, 2018 Gaucher disease, GBA gene, Lysosome Storage Disorders, Parkinson's Disease

In recent years, defects in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene have been identified as significant risk factors for Parkinson’s disease and deficiencies in this gene also

From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma