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Thursday, 19 May 2011 05:00

Of frogs, chickens and people

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered new details of an unusual biological mechanism in the brains of diverse species that not only helps regulate how their brains develop, but also how they function later in life. The discovery could lead to new biomarkers for specific neurological diseases in humans and, possibly, the development of drugs to cure them.

Read more http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/uoc--ofc051711.php