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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.

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Image of the Month: Transverse view of the sciatic nerve

May 5, 2020 ACOX1, Mitchell disease, neurodegenerative disease, Research, Schwann cells, sciatic nerve

Motor and sensory nerves, such as the sciatic nerve, conduct fast electric impulses thanks in part to the insulating myelin sheath formed by Schwann glial

From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma