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Title University team developing drugs that could suppress and enhance memory Media name/outlet South China Morning Post Hong Kong Media type Web Place Hong Kong, China Date 18/02/14 Description Studies conducted by He Jufang and his team at City University have found the mechanism by which Cholecystokinin (CCK) - a chemical produced by the brain - can turn on and off memory writing. URL www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1429832/university-team-developing-drugs-could-suppress-and-enhance-memory Persons Jufang HE Title 城大發現記憶「開關掣」 Media name/outlet 大公網 Media type Web Place Hong Kong, China Date 18/02/14 Description 阿茲海默症（腦退化症）患者飽受記憶衰退困擾，影響日常生活之餘亦加重家人照顧壓力。香港城市大學生物醫學係教授賀菊芳及其研究小組找出能把記憶迅速地「寫」入大腦皮層的神經調節物質「膽囊收縮素」（CCK），現正聯同中國科學院研製有助刺激記憶的CCK激動劑，有望於將來研發出減慢記憶衰退的藥物。 Persons Jufang HE Title CityU’s discovery of “memory ink” promises new hope for Alzheimer’s disease Media name/outlet CityU NewsCentre Media type Web Place Hong Kong, China Date 17/02/14 Description Professor He Jufang of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and his team have identified the neuromodulator which plays a crucial role in memory formation. The neuromodulator is called cholecystokinin (CCK), which enables memory writing in the neocortex with very high efficiency. The findings may help develop drugs that can alleviate or even reverse the memory loss process caused by ageing or forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. URL https://www.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2014/02/17/cityus-discovery-memory-ink-promises-new-hope-alzheimers-disease Persons Jufang HE