Research Update Long-standing professor named 2022 IUPS Fellow Professor Tomoyuki Takahashi has been named a 2022 International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Academy Fellow.
Research Update Untangling the role of tau in Alzheimer’s disease A study has revealed how tau – a key protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease – impairs communication between neurons, providing new avenues for treatment.
Research Update The uncharted molecular language of the brain A novel method that looks at the molecular composition of brain synapses has revealed three times more proteins than previously thought, finds research published in PNAS.
Research Update Cytoskeletal proteins play maintenance roles in neurotransmission Microtubules and F-actin in presynaptic terminals
Research Update Rules of the Neural Roads: Traffic Control in Your Synapses In brain cells, neurotransmitters are carried inside “cellular vehicles”. OIST scientists elucidate the mechanisms behind the motion of these vehicles in mammalian synapses.