Neurodegeneration Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Partners in crime – genes ATP13A2 and GBA1 interact to drive neurodegeneration

February 12, 2026 anne, fruit fly, GBA1, lysosomes, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease, Research, risk factors

The findings reveal promising biological pathways that could be explored in future therapies.

An organic insecticide is more damaging to non-target insects than synthetics

March 3, 2022 beneficial insects, fruit fly, Neurodegeneration, organic insecticide, pests, Research, synthetic insecticide

Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species.

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Black History Month Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Roy Sillitoe

February 9, 2021 Black History Month, deep brain stimulation, Neurodegeneration, Research, Tremor

Dr. Sillitoe shared his approach of ‘mixing the sciences’ to unravel the causes of brain diseases and something few people know about him.

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Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Zúňiga-Sánchez

November 4, 2020 Hispanic Heritage, Mexico, Neurodegeneration, Research, retina

Dr. Zúňiga-Sánchez shared what inspired her to become a neuroscientist, her passion for discovery and something few people know about her.

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A closer look at unwanted effects of insecticides

October 22, 2020 bees, fruitfly, imidacloprid, insecticides, Neurodegeneration, Research

Very low doses of imidacloprid, the world’s most used insecticide, disrupt body-wide functions in the laboratory fruit fly.

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The road to uncovering a novel mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins

October 20, 2020 alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, conformational diseases, liver deficiency, lung disease, Man1b1, misfolded proteins, Neurodegeneration, Research

The discovery of the cause of a rare liver disease in babies may lead to preventing more common neurological disorders occurring in late age.

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Image of the Month: Oligodendrocytes

October 1, 2020 cerebral palsy, Daam2, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegeneration, oligodendrocytes, Research

Oligodendrocytes produce and assemble myelin sheaths around nerves in the body to maintain rapid and precise neural communication.

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Solving the puzzle of Mitchell disease

April 7, 2020 ACOX1, glia, lipids, Mitchell disease, Neurodegeneration, rare disease, Research

When a patient with puzzling neurological symptoms enrolled in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, researchers led by Dr. Hugo J. Bellen were set on solving the

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The 2019 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Awards for Excellence in Research

May 16, 2019 2019 DeBakey research awards, Batten disease, C. difficile, heart attack, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, lysosomal storage disorders, Neurodegeneration, NIH Roadmap Epigenomics, Research, trehalose, tropinin

The 2019 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence ceremony honored five Baylor College of Medicine faculty members for their excellence in published scientific

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There are new key players in Parkinson’s disease

August 30, 2018 alpha-synuclein, ceramide, fruit fly, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease, phospholipase PLA2G6, Research, retromer

The roadmap that may lead to Parkinson’s disease has a number of ‘landmarks,’ gene variants and cellular defects known to be associated with the disease.

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