Learn about the inspiration behind Kaitlyn Rutter's 1st-author paper with Susan Brockerhoff & co, which uses #ZebrafishModel to explore links between de novo purine synthesis enzyme mutations and cone photoreceptor degeneration.
#retinopathy

Interview bit.ly/3MmoeW1
Paper bit.ly/4ixBIdt

Kaitlyn Rutter, Susan Brockerhoff & co generated a #ZebrafishModel carrying mutations in the enzyme required for de novo purine synthesis, then examined how these mutations affected cone photoreceptor degeneration, a process that typically results in blindness. #retinopathy Read more bit.ly/4ixBIdt

🐟💥 New study: CBD pretreatment reduces seizures in zebrafish exposed to kainic acid.

🧠 ↓ Seizure intensity
⏱️ ↑ Time to status epilepticus
⚡ CBD may protect against excitatory brain disruption

More: doi.org/10.1089/can....
#CBD #EpilepsyResearch #ZebrafishModel #Cannabis

A New Approach Allows Researchers to Catch a Photocatalyst in Action Using SLAC’s X-ray laser, the method revealed atomic motions in a simple catalyst, opening the door to study more complex molecules key to chemical processes in industry and nature.

A New Approach Allows Researchers to Catch a Photocatalyst in Action
www.newswise.com/doescience/a...
#nutrition #toxins #food #metals #cadmiumexposure #cadmium #zebrafish #zebrafishmodel #zebrafishmodels #health

Check this nice Resource ➡️ X-linked #myopathy with excessive #autophagy: characterization and therapy testing in a #ZebrafishModel

By L. Huang, R. Simonian, M. Alexander, J. Dowling & colleagues at SickKids, University of Toronto & University of Alabama

🗞️ doi.org/10.1038/s443...