New pathway may alleviate anxiety

Anxiety disorders can affect billions of people. Scientists at Israel’s Weiizmann Institute have discovered a new neural mechanism underlying anxiety. It involves protein importin alpha-5, gene MeCP2 and signal molecule S1P. Targeting this biochemical pathway may lead to new therapies.

https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/importins-anxiety

http://jem.rupress.org/content/215/12/3075

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