Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light
Hey optogenetics fans, cut (or temporarily put aside) the fiber optic cable. Flexible tools allow the choice between activation by light or an external chemical.
Trio with Emory roots probing PTSD-hypertension links
All three of the scientists involved in this project (Ressler/Marvar/Park) have Emory connections
SUMO wrestling enzyme important in DNA repair
A protein critical for repairing DNA-protein cross links in yeast is a SUMO ligase, Keith Wilkinson and colleagues have revealed.
The buzz of consciousness and how seizures disrupt it
Intracranial EEG during one patient’s seizures reveals a relationship between consciousness and a “buzz” coming from part of the thalamus. Image from Leeman-Markowski et al, Epilepsy and Behavior (2015).
The unsweetened option
Plenty of correlational data shows that sugar intake is linked to fatty liver disease, but there are no studies showing whether reducing dietary sugar is sufficient to drive improvement of liver health. A new study being conducted at Emory and UCSD examines this issue directly.
Deliver, but not to the liver
Hanjoong Jo’s lab shows it is possible to selectively target multilayer miRNA packages to inflamed blood vessels