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Researchers give new insights into treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In Alzheimer's disease, a small protein known as amyloid beta misfolds to intermediates that aggregate into larger macromolecular structures known as fibrils and plaques
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Pakistan to bring back Pervez Musharraf's mortal remains
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Pervez Musharraf passed away in Dubai at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness, his family confirmed today.
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif condoles demise of Pervez Musharraf
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Musharraf passed away on Sunday at American Hospital in UAE after a prolonged illness.
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Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf passes away
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Local media reports quoting his family members said that the former four-star general succumbed to 'Amyloidosis'. He was hospitalised for a couple of weeks due to a complication of his ailment, as per reports.
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Study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study challenges existing ideas of how the buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Ab) in the brain is related to Alzheimer's disease.
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Skin cancer cells use Alzheimer's protein to sabotage brain's immune defen
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amyloid beta, a protein known to build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, also helps skin cancer cells thrive when they spread to the brain, a new study finds.
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Inflammation a significant factor contributing to Alzheimer's disease: St
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An important cause of Alzheimer's disease inflammation has recently been linked to a gene that is prevalent in the brain's cleaning cells, called microglia, according to a recent study. The discovery might offer a brand-new area of focus for treatments of the incurable disease.
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Study reveals a new approach for Alzheimer's therapies
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, the protein amyloid- clumps together. The eventual deposition of these aggregates as so-called plaques results in damage to the brain's blood vessels and tissue
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Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a rare heart disease. Ea
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI/Mediawire): Often, heart disease symptoms are not paid adequate attention by a large section of the Indians unless the disease reaches an advanced stage. The studies(1) on the burden of cardiovascular diseases have revealed that the casualty rate due to CV
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Researchers find new target for Alzheimer's therapies
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protein medin is deposited in the blood vessels of the brains of Alzheimer's patients along with the protein amyloid-b. Researchers from DZNE have discovered this so-called co-aggregation. They have now published their observation in the renowned journal Nature. "Medin has been known for
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Beer hops compounds could help protect against Alzheimer's disease: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beer is one of the oldest and most popular beverages in the world, with some people loving it and others hating the distinct, bitter taste of the hops used to flavor its many varieties. But an especially 'hoppy' brew might have unique health benefits. Recent research reports that chemicals e
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Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In Alzheimer's disease, the degeneration of brain cells is linked to formation of toxic protein aggregates and deposits known as amyloid plaques. Similar processes play an important role also in type 2 diabetes. A research team under the lead of the Technical University of Munich has now dev
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