Science Market Update

Bioresearch Jumps Forward with Harvard Mitochondria Breakthrough

Posted by BCI Staff on Thu, Oct 06, 2011

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In perhaps the crowning achievement of a decade of work, a group of Harvard University researchers have identified the specific protein responsible for calcium absorption in mitochondria, solving a long-standing and crucial problem for our understanding of an essential cellular component.

Drawing on resources such as "the Human Genome Project, freely downloadable genomic databases, and a few tricks," as Vamsi Mootha, the project leader and associate professor of systems biology at Harvard Medical School, put it, the project represents a significant step forward for the field and should open the door to treatment of a number of diseases thought to be related to calcium deficiency in mitochondria. Particularly remarkable about the study is its synthesis of recently-developed cellular and genomic technologies to solve the problem.

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UC Irvine and French Scientists Discover Trigger of Adult Epilepsy

Posted by BCI Staff on Thu, Jul 21, 2011


The University of California, Irvine and French scientists have discovered the switch that causes healthy brain cells to become epileptic.  This breakthrough may help treat and prevent the most common form of epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). 

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Tags: University of California Irvine, cell biology, California, Research, Irvine, Southwest Region

UC Riverside's Epilepsy Research May Aid in Cure

Posted by BCI Staff on Thu, Jul 14, 2011

            Using computational models, UC Riverside neuroscience researchers Maxim Bazhenov and Giri Krishnan discovered precisely how neurons function during epileptic seizures. With this information, they were able to determine what chemicals could impede the neuron’s misfiring, which could lead to breakthrough discoveries in new antiepileptic drugs. 

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Tags: biomedical research, cell biology, California, UC Riverside

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