A novel role for Zer1 may help cells combat neurodegeneration and oxidative stress

A team of researchers from Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University has identified the Drosophila Cul2 substrate ...
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The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health

By contrast, glial cells seemed to be electrically silent and were dismissed as dull by most researchers. Some glia, called ...

Plant 'first responder' cells warn neighbors about bacterial pathogens

Purdue University researchers found that a subset of epidermal cells in plant leaves serves as early responders to chemical cues from bacterial pathogens and communicate this information to neighbors ...

'Maestro' protein CASKIN2 orchestrates memory by fine-tuning neuron signals

For the first time, researchers identified the function of the CASKIN2 protein, which plays a key role in precise signal ...