Author Jennifer Patritti-Cram studies the way that nerve cells communicate. She looks at specific molecules called purines to determine their role in healthy nerve cells, in tumor tissue, and in pain responses.
Category Archives: Neuroscience
How obesity changes feeding circuits in the brain
Author Mark Rossi studies neurons in the brain and how they change in response to overeating.
Muscular activity makes Duchenne muscular dystrophy worse in a worm model
Kiley Hughes uses the nematode worm to study Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She looks at a particular muscle protein and studies how exercise might protect the muscles of worms with this disease.
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