Central hub: W.Allace – who was refused a scholarship earlier this year to continue his mouse studies on mitochondrial function in autism – does not allow himself to be dissuaded by difficulties. He believes that most forms of autism are associated with mitochondria, and that many genes associated with autism play an as-yet-undiscovered role in […]
Almost every human cell is teeming with a potpourri of tiny powerhouses: mitochondria. Up to thousands of them. These organelles use oxygen to convert the nutrients from the food you eat into a form of energy that the body can use. The brain uses a large part of this energy – around 20 percent. So, […]
Leitlicht: Das mit Autismus verbundene Gen ANK2 steuert die Expression des Natriumkanals NaV1.2 (violett) in reifen Dendriten. Die Jahrestagung 2021 der Society for Neuroscience (SfN) ging gestern nach vier vollgepackten Tagen virtueller Präsentationen zu Ende. Der persönliche Teil der Veranstaltung wurde vor einem Monat wegen der anhaltenden Coronavirus-Pandemie abgesagt. Eine Reihe technischer Pannen plagten die […]
