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... analysis of genetic mutations which cause early-onset Alzheimer's disease suggests a new focus for research into the causes of the ... a small, sticky protein fragment -- amyloid beta -- causes Alzheimer's disease. However, there is growing concern among researchers ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2016 - 4:22pm - 0 attachments

... of new drugs for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS. Neurotransmitter receptors help relay ... of new drugs for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and ALS. Credit: Eiri Ono/Kyoto University ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2016 - 4:21pm - 0 attachments

... Neurons that use acetylcholine are known to be affected in Alzheimer's disease; and the researchers were able to show a causal relationship between blocking acetylcholine and Alzheimer's-like pathology in mice. "We hope that by understanding what is ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2016 - 10:16am - 0 attachments

Some cultures have demonized alcohol while others have welcomed it. Modern research has confirmed that over indulgence in alcohol is bad for you but also shown that moderate drinking increases health and life expectancy. Most of the beneficial effects ...

Article - David Clark - Jun 21 2016 - 6:40pm - 0 attachments

... cause, stroke, there was no sex bias, and for one other, Alzheimer's disease, women were more at risk." Cell Metabolism invited ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2016 - 6:56am - 0 attachments

... Toxoplasma . Infection shows some correlation with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. Nevertheless, Wilson ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2016 - 3:50pm - 0 attachments

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating condition with no known effective ... IL-33 in Alzheimer's disease. Credit: Division of Life Science, HKUST "There ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 7 2016 - 8:16pm - 0 attachments

... people in the U.S. have some form of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, and the prevalence is projected to nearly triple by 2050. ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2016 - 10:21am - 0 attachments

... clumping of peptides that has been associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neural diseases. The key to this new role is a ... together--a process linked to the progression of Alzheimer's disease, where neurons are gradually killed by the accumulation of ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2016 - 5:46am - 0 attachments

... diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables, which contain ...

Article - News Staff - May 17 2016 - 10:20am - 0 attachments