Free fatty acids inhibit glutamate transport by dissipating the ion gradient across the membrane. Glutamate transporters pump glutamate from the synaptic cleft back into brain cells after its release during neurotransmission. A new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has found that free fatty acids, including an omega-3 fatty acid called DHA, can reduce the amount of glutamate uptake by…
Source: https://research.weill.cornell.edu/ Dr. Hugh Hemmings (Senior Associate Dean for Research), Dr. Olga Boudker (Interim Chair, Dept of Physiology and Biophysics), and Dr. Lola Brown (Associate Dean for Research) at the John M. Lewis Memorial Lecture. Image Credit: Pat Kuharic On Monday, December 2nd, the Office of the Research Dean hosted the 2024 John M. Lewis Memorial Lecture. The lecture is…
