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From The Labs 

Brain sphingolipid metabolism is closely involved in Gaucher disease

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022Gaucher 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.

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Talking about aging, lysosomes have something to say

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022Aging, C. elegans, fatty acid signaling, Longevity, lysosomes, Research

The new findings help us understand how longevity is regulated at a whole organism level.

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From The Labs 

New insights into the fate of dying cells

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022autophagy, C. elegans, CED-1, dying cells, DYN-1, lysosomes, phagocytosis, Research

The Zhou lab reveals a new player in the elimination of dying cells and identifies a mechanism for the process.

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From The Labs 

Image of the Month: Art meets science to visualize the fruit fly’s brain

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019ALS, autophagy, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, rare disease, reseach, ubiquilin

Studying the brain of the fruit fly helps understand the human brain, both in health and disease.       Working in the lab of

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From The Labs 

Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, autophagy, Drosophila, fruit fly, Lou Gehrig's disease, lysosomes, proteasome, Research, ubiquilin

Building up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to neurological conditions, as is the

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From The Labs 

Tuberous sclerosis: it’s not all about mTORC1

February 28, 2019March 1, 2019glycogen, lysosomes, mTORC1, Research, TSC, tuberous sclerosis

mTORC1, a protein complex that regulates cell metabolism, has long been considered the major driving force behind tuberous sclerosis. New experimental evidence, however, is challenging

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From The Labs 

A worm’s lessons for living a longer, healthier life

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019Aging, C. elegans, fat metabolism, Longevity, lysosomes, metabolic signaling, mitochondria, oxidative tolerance, Research, sugar metabolism

Caenorhabditis elegans is a seemingly unimpressive worm. It is as long as a penny is thick, it lives in the soil feeding on microbes it

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From The Labs 

Juvenile Batten disease, a problem with cellular waste management

March 29, 2017AKT, Alzheimer's, cellular waste, Huntington’s, Juvenile Batten disease, lysosomes, Neuroscience, Parkinson's Disease, TFEB

Like a large dynamic city, a cell carries out many activities that generate waste. Waste needs to be disposed of properly in order for the

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From The Labs Image of the Month From the Labs: Adult-born neurons made the cover

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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