Mutations in a multifunctional protein cause parkinsonism
... the gene mutation. "This finding is potentially a giant leap forward," he says. "Many people with Parkinson's disease have dementia as well, and this may help to explain how that occurs." The discovery is the culmination of research into the cause of autosomal dominant, late- onset Parkinson's disease...Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
...RES Along the U.S. Atlantic margin are sites where giant methane gas explosions have occurred, and other places that are actively emitting methane as well as fluid from under the seafloor. Oceanographers from the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory and elsewhere conducted surveys of these structures aboard th...Blocking molecules protects health of implants
...nd the implant, or biomaterial, where foreign body giant cells are formed from the fusion of recruited infl...be responsible for the recruitment of foreign body giant cell precursors to the implant site. This study examined what would happen if the expression or func...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
... repair nerve damage in the human body has taken a giant leap forward." "I'm so pleased with the work going on at Schepens," Rep. Jim McGovern says. "They are on the frontiers of research that will dramatically improve people's lives. And the Federal Government must continue to be a partner in this vital...