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June 2007
Clock blockers
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Researchers identify microRNAs that regulate clock genes and circadian behavior.
Original research paper: Neuron 54, 813-829 (2007)
The gift of GAB2
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A new gene modifies the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people carrying the high-risk apolipoprotein E allele.
Original research paper: Neuron 54, 713-720 (2007)
Reefer madness
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Endogenous marijuana-like compounds are important in axon pathfinding in the developing brain.
Original research paper: Science 316, 1212-1216 (2007)
Death and axons
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High-throughput proteomics identifies a lectin important in the degeneration of neuronal processes.
Original research paper: Nature Neuroscience 10, 712-719 (2007)