Neurons message each other with the help of excitatory or inhibitory neurotransmitters. But to actually deliver those messages, the neurotransmitters must dock with protein receptors embedded in the cell membranes of adjacent neurons. Of particular interest in the human brain … Continue reading
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Tag Archives: epilepsy
Journal Club: Newly solved structure of a GABA receptor could offer drug design insights
Categories: Journal Club | Neuroscience | Pharmacology
Tagged cryo-EM, depression, epilepsy, GABA receptor, ligand, neurotransmitter, X-ray crystallography
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Journal Club: Mouse microbiome findings offer insights into why a high-fat, low-carb diet helps epileptic children
For nearly a century, doctors have found that a strict high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet can limit seizures in children with epilepsy when medications fail. But exactly how this ketogenic diet works has remained largely a mystery. Now, researchers at the University … Continue reading
Categories: Applied Biological Sciences | Journal Club | Microbiology | Neuroscience
Tagged epilepsy, ketogenic diet, microbiome
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