Protein that kills cells may help memory

[Al-khiyal]

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined a protein known to kill cells also plays an important role in memory formation.

University of Illinois-Champaign researchers say their work exploring how zebra finches learn songs might have implications for treatment of neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

When activated, the enzyme caspase-3 triggers a synaptic process essential for memory storage, according to Graham Huesmann and David Clayton. They say their findings provide "the first direct evidence of a change in the availability of activated caspase-3 in the brain during the process of memory formation."

Caspase-3 is best known for its role in a biochemical cascade that leads to apoptotic cell death. The new findings demonstrate the enzyme acts differently under different conditions, and suggest its regulation in the brain is more complex than previously thought.

The research appears in the Dec. 21 issue of the journal Neuron.

Protein that kills cells may help memory

[eyad]

so,should that help the people suffering from (partial memory loss), -i dont know the term scientifically- or improve the ability to memorize things better?
i think that after a short time they will discover some side-effects on the human body, we can not assure for such things- in my opinion- for the period of experimentations or at the beginning of launching such medicines !!

anyways..
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