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Better X-Rays: Dark-Field Imaging Using Standard Equipment

Dark-field images provide more detail than ordinary x-ray radiographs and could be used to identify explosives in hand luggage, diagnose the onset of breast cancer or Alzheimer’s disease and pinpoint hairline cracks or corrosion in functional structures ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 20 2008 - 3:50pm - 1 attachment

A 'Creator' Gene For The Cerebral Cortex Could Lead To New Stem Cell Treatments

University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a gene that is specifically responsible for generating the cerebral cortex, a finding that could lead to stem cell therapies to treat brain injuries and diseases such as stroke and Alzheimer’s ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 17 2008 - 2:45pm - 0 attachments

Pulickel Ajayan Named To 'Scientific American 50,' Wins Prestigious MRS Medal

... over the past year in fields including robotics, genetics, Alzheimer's research, nanotechnology, and more. Ajayan has been named a ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 15 2008 - 1:09am - 0 attachments

A Few More Pieces For The Puzzle That Is Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects as much as 10% of the world population above ... way add a few important pieces to the puzzle that is AD. Alzheimer's is a progressive fatal illness that results from the death of ... capacities (both cognitive capabilities affected in Alzheimer's). Again it was found that only the protofibrillar form deteriorated ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Jan 14 2008 - 3:36pm - 0 attachments

Progress Report From RVX-208 Phase 1 Clinical Study

... diseases such as acute coronary syndrome, diabetes, Alzheimer's and other vascular disorders. The Company's secondary focus is ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 14 2008 - 11:31am - 0 attachments

Lessened Sense Of Smell Suggests A Biological Link To Depression

Scientists from Tel Aviv University recently linked depression to a biological mechanism that affects the olfactory glands. It might explain why some women, without realizing it, wear too much perfume. Scientific research that supports this theory ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 3 2008 - 7:40pm - 0 attachments

Good Fat, Bad Fat: Fish Consumption Reduces Alzheimer's Risk

... a Sorting Protein with Reduced Expression in Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease (AD): Relevance to AD Prevention J. Neurosci. 2007 27: ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 31 2007 - 12:36am - 0 attachments

LR11 And Why Fish Oil Prevents Alzheimer's

... we live, the better our odds of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that causes memory ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 26 2007 - 12:50pm - 0 attachments

Adenosine Central To Effectiveness Of Deep Brain Stimulation

A brain chemical that makes us sleepy also appears to play a central role in the success of deep brain stimulation to ease symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease and other brain disorders. The surprising finding is outlined in a paper published i ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2007 - 2:56am - 0 attachments

Highly Promising Dutch Research Into Alzheimer's Disease And Parkinson's Disease

... project is a large-scale study into the brain material of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients, who gave permission to the Netherlands ... on the genes that could be involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The study - that must form the ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 17 2007 - 2:30am - 0 attachments