CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: Yi Zhong

Plus-sized fly: a model to understand the mechanisms underlying human obesity

1/10/2017

The fly sheds light on how the brain acts to signal “fullness” and the possibility of conferring resilience against the impact of high-fat diets Read the story »

Study shows how neurons enable us to know smells we like and dislike, whether to approach or retreat

10/7/2013

Some basic biology learned from study of fruit flies could help us understand food choice in obese people. Read the story »

Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s-like memory loss in animal models by blocking EGFR signaling

9/24/2012

EGFR inhibitors used to fight cancer show surprising efficacy in fly, mouse models of beta amyloid-associated memory loss Read the story »

Alzheimer’s disease: A CSHL study cited as a key advance

5/4/2011

CSHL's Yi Zhong explores a specific peptide in the brain, which could be a viable target for therapeutic intervention for alzheimer's disease. Read the story »

CSHL neuroscientists reverse Alzheimer’s-like memory loss by targeting signaling protein in fruitflies

3/29/2010

B-amyloid peptides are known to alter a slew of cellular signaling proteins such as PI3 kinase. Read the story »

populations of neurons in the antennal lobe of the fly

CSHL neuroscientist discovers protein that regulates forgetting of short-term memories

2/18/2010

Fruit fly experiments show inhibiting and elevating Rac activity slows and speeds erasure. Read the story »

NEP NEPmut Axonal dendritic localization

Scientists demonstrate means of reducing Alzheimer’s-like plaques in fly brain

7/14/2008

But overexpression of Neprilysin causes other serious pathologies. Read the story »

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