Science news articles about 'brain enzyme'

... and his team at the Duke University Medical Center were able to do when they blocked a brain enzyme, CaMKK2, in mice. “We believe we have identified an important drug development target that could ...

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that overactivity of a brain enzyme may play a role in preventing weight gain and obesity. The findings were ...

... , reported in the March 20 issue of Cell, identified how a particular gene controls this brain enzyme. Better understanding of the relationship could lead to new drug treatments for schizophrenia, the ...

... blood flow deprivation stops a type of brain damage that is a leading cause of cerebral palsy, ... Journal of Neuroscience, the scientists show blocking the brain enzyme, tissue-type plasminogen activator ...

... past research, Cravatt and his team identified an enzyme called fatty acid amide hydrolase, ... blocks only MAGL among more than 40 related brain enzymes, which opened the door for the first definitive ...

... the treatment was. The researchers attribute the protection from cerebral palsy to the decrease in the brain enzyme and the nitric oxide that is produced. "We still have to bring the phenomenon to ...