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Although it’s been known for years that the accumulation of Tau protein within brain cells in combination with progressive cell death is one of the

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Image of the Month: SCA1-like neurodegeneration

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018ataxia, mouse model, Neurodegeneration, pumilio, Purkinje cells, Research, spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

In a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), mice carrying mutant Pumilio1 genes develop progressive motor deficits and cerebellar degeneration. Studies conducted by the

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How disrupting mitochondria genes can lead to neurodegeneration

February 20, 2018February 21, 2018idh3a, mitochondria, Neurodegeneration, neurological disease, neurotransmission, synapses

Years back, the Bellen lab identified many mutations in genes of the mitochondria, the energy generators of the cell. Among them was a mutation in

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Breakdown of neuron-glia partnership can pave the way to neurodegeneration

November 30, 2017Alzheimer's Disease, APOE4, free radicals, glia cells, lipid accumulation, Neurodegeneration, neuron

In 2015, Dr. Lucy Liu, now a Ph.D. graduate in neuroscience from the Bellen lab, discovered that a number of genes involved in neurodegeneration promote