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Scientists find over 200 hidden proteins that may drive Alzheimer's: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A surprising new study has uncovered over 200 misfolded proteins in the brains of aging rats with cognitive decline, beyond the infamous amyloid and tau plaques long blamed for Alzheimer's.
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Protein present in brain associated with frontotemporal dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A protein present in the brains of patients suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has been identified by an international team of researchers, which includes specialists from Indiana University School of Medicine. This finding opens up a new target for possible treatments for FTD.
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Abnormalities in neurodevelopment can lay foundations for Alzheimer's dise
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Neurogenesis, or the development of neural cells from stem cells, begins in the foetus at 5 weeks gestation and is nearly complete by 28 weeks. It is a complicated process with intricate processes.
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Study reveals how devastating heart conditions can be reversed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In an extraordinary example presented by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital, three men who experienced heart failure caused by the buildup of sticky, poisonous proteins are now free of symptoms.
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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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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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Scientists find functioning amyloid in healthy brain: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 2 (ANI): Scientists conducted experiments on laboratory rats and showed that the FRX1 protein in the brains of young and healthy animals functions in an amyloid form.
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