Scientists have been testing new molecules that inhibit kinase SRC effectively inducing cell death by apoptosis, only lines with mesothelioma. Researchers at the laboratory of Antonio Giordano, MD, Ph.D., founder and director of Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, have identified new potential anti-cancer agents that may be effective in the treatment of [...]
A study in the mouse model showed that the arrest of insulin action on catecholaminergic neurons that release dopamine causes the onset of obesity. Jens Bruning of the Max-Planck-Institute led a study on the effects that insulin has on certain brain circuits that regulate the reward. Over the past years have been some studies that [...]
Research with different species yield significant data on the role of these neurons in the behavior. Mirror neurons allow us to understand others, understand their moods and, ultimately, act adaptively from the standpoint of the species to which we belong. These nerve cells are essential for an individual to interact appropriately with peers, hence becoming [...]
The absence of FMRP protein causes an unregulated protein production in the synapses and in particular we think that the reduced concentration of PSD-95 mutations cause structural. The journal Molecular Cell published a new research to discover some of the key mechanisms underlying fragile X syndrome. In this disorder, which is the form of inherited [...]
The woman’s brain is unique in its kind, anatomically and functionally. Analysis of genetic characteristics reveals much of its uniqueness. Men and women differ in their brain anatomy and functioning of the same. However, for centuries has been the male brain the only universally studied and proposed as a model of the human brain. Thanks [...]
Discovered the biological mechanism underlying the pleasure given by the junk food: open the way for the study of anti-obesity drugs with no effect on the brain. The Department of Drug Discovery and Development of the Italian Institute of Technology, led by Professor Daniele Piomelli, is the author of a major study published today in [...]
