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The Tenets of Tauists

April 2, 2014March 5, 2017 Jillian L. Shaw 1 Comment 2014, Alzheimer's, Chromatin, degeneration, DNA, Drosophila, Euchromatin, Feany, Frost, Fruit fly, H3K9me2, Heterochromatin, HP1a, Hyperphosphorylated, Nature Neuroscience, Neurotoxicity, Nucleus, Tau, Tau promotes neurodegeneration through global chromatin relaxation, Tauopathy

For the labs working tirelessly to understand the underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease, there are often two camps: BAPtists and tau-ists. … Read more

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Your Brain Breathes Too

January 29, 2014March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 8 Comments Aging, Air pollution, BBB, Blood-brain barrier, Brain, Breathe, Cell death, Dysfunction, Epidemiological, Los Angeles, Lungs, Neurotoxicity, Neurotoxocology, Oxidative stress, Pollution, Smog, Tight junctions

I live in Los Angeles and it’s unfortunate, but true, that the brown cloud of smog hanging over our city is as much an icon of LA as the Hollywood… Read more

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