by admin | Jun 13, 2018 | Health News
A new study has found the mechanism by which amyloid beta — the protein deposited into plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease — protects from the effects of herpes viruses commonly found in the brain. read the full article
by admin | Jun 12, 2018 | Health News
A new study shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A gene is linked to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly. The same research team has previously demonstrated that the same genetic variation reduces tolerance to shift work among the working...
by admin | Jun 11, 2018 | Health News
Levels of the enzyme PDIA1, which enables a healthy homeostasis of endothelial cells as well as production of new blood vessels, decrease in diabetes, while activity of Drp1, a key regulator of fission regulated by PDIA1, goes way up, a new study finds. read the full...
by admin | Jun 10, 2018 | Health News
First-trimester screening of pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria — higher than normal bacteria levels without symptoms of a bladder infection — is recommended by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care in an updated guideline in the...
by admin | Jun 9, 2018 | Health News
Injecting senescent cells into young mice results in a loss of health and function but treating the mice with a combination of two existing drugs cleared the senescent cells from tissues and restored physical function. The drugs also extended both life span and health...
by admin | Jun 8, 2018 | Health News
Scientists have discovered a ‘Big Bang’ of Alzheimer’s disease — the precise point at which a healthy protein becomes toxic but has not yet formed deadly tangles in the brain. read the full article
