Pilot platform design: Mina Perić

Mina Perić, an early stage researcher, completed her secondment from FBUB to NWU on topic of ‘Pilot platform design’. Mina had an extremely successful secondment, which resulted in a published paper and an email we received from our colleague and her host Pembe Hande Ozdinler from the Northwestern University. We Read more…

Mechanism behind upper motor neuron degeneration revealed

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Belgrade have pinpointed the electrophysiological mechanism behind upper motor neuron (UMN) disease, unlocking the door to potential treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and Primary Lateral Sclerosis.

The study, published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience on May 19, 2020, reveals the molecular underpinnings of electrical signals from potassium and sodium ion channels within the neuron’s cell membrane.

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