Breaking the brain's garbage disposal: Study shows even a small problem causes big effects
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 10:51
in Health & Medicine
You wouldn't think that two Turkish children, some yeast and a bunch of Hungarian fruit flies could teach scientists much. But in fact, that unlikely combination has just helped an international team make a key discovery about how the brain's 'garbage disposal' process works -- and how little needs to go wrong in order for it to break down.