Neurodegenerative diseases ... implicated in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, and there is evidence that vesicular transport across synapses — the junctions between neurons — is ...

A new study represents a significant step forward in scientists' understanding of Alzheimer's disease. A team of investigators has examined the role of two proteins found in the brain and suggest the ...

These receptors are located mostly at excitatory synapses and ... NMDA receptor can lead to neurodegenerative and cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease ...

Jülich neuroinformatician Dr. Markus Butz has now been able to ascribe the formation of new neural ... the onset of neurodegenerative diseases, and strokes, huge numbers of new synapses are ...

This method allows for precise analysis of the proteins located in synaptic membranes and in membranes outside the synapses ... Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED); the Carlos ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that ... our current understanding of the involvement of α-synuclein in neurodegenerative diseases and highlight therapeutic approaches that ...