A Polish born French Chemist, with her French born husband Pierre Curie (1859-1906), Marie Curie (1867-1934) worked on radioactivity and in 1898 she reported the possible existence of a new, powerfully radioactive element in pitch blend ores.
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein which can be thought of as âbrain fertilizer.â BDNF helps the brain to develop new connections, repair failing brain cells, and protect healthy brain cells.rain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein which can be thought of as âbrain fertilizer.â BDNF helps the brain to develop new connections, repair failing brain cells, and protect healthy brain cells.
Neurotrophic factors, such as BDNF, promote the survival and aid in the regeneration of adult neurons. As mentioned above, the mutant huntingtin protein is harmful to striatal nerve cells in the brain.It also decreases transcription of BDNF, which results in a decrease BDNF production in people who have HD.he mutant huntingtin protein invariably leads to the death of nerve cells in the striatum, the region of the brain needed for movements; however, how mutant huntingtin does this damage is unclear. One possibility is that mutant huntingtin lowers levels of BDNF, making nerve cells more susceptible to injury and death.