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海馬新生ニューロンと認知的柔軟性

By combining molecular biology with neuroscience, researchers have found that a well-known gene works to withstand psychiatric stress.

Loss of a protein essential for degrading mRNA from the forebrain of mice leads to increased appetite and the onset of obesity, a new study finds.

A study looking at pancreatic beta cells has found a link between a commonly found protein, a subset of switched-off genes and the development of diabetes.

A deeper understanding of the genetic mechanism of fat burning　

OIST researchers discover mechanisms aiding cell viability and survival.

OIST’s new magnetic resonance imaging system allows physiological analyses of small animals.

In a recent paper, the Cell Signal Unit reported that mice, lacking an intracellular trafficking protein called LMTK3, are hyperactive.

The bone metabolism is largely regulated by hormones, but more recently, the involvement of an intracellular protein named CNOT has been discovered.

In a paper in the June 5 issue of Neuron, researchers in the Cell Signal Unit and colleagues identified the mechanism behind how synapses assemble in cortico-basal ganglia circuits.