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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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Dental Floss is Outdated, Make Way for Water Flossers from Oracura
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 (ANI/PNN): Most people know the importance of brushing their teeth regularly. But oral health problems, including tooth decay, gum disease, and bad breath are still widespread issues - further amplified for those with braces. Dental floss, which are u
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Study finds common fatty acid enhances temperature, pain sensitivity in ps
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A common fatty acid prevalent in the Western diet breaks down into chemicals that contribute to enhanced temperature and pain sensitivity in psoriatic lesions but not itch sensitivity.
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Common fatty acid contributes to temperature, pain sensitivity in psoriasi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per a recent study published in JID Innovations, a common fatty acid found in the western diet breaks down into compounds that contribute to increased temperature and pain - but not itch - sensitivity in psoriatic lesions.
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Congress to take up restoration of 'missing plaque' for Atal tunnel
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Days after the Congress party returned to power in Himachal Pradesh, the issue over the restoration of a plaque declaring that the foundation stone for the Atal Tunnel was laid by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has come to the fore.
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Study: Persistent asthma associated with plaque buildup in carotid arterie
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Adults with chronic asthma may have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke due to carotid artery plaque development as compared to those without asthma, participants in the study had increased plaque formation in their carotid arteries--large arteries on the left and right sides of the neck
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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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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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Research reveals that Alzheimer's disease is caused by decline in levels o
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): New research supports the hypothesis that Alzheimer's disease is caused by a decline in levels of a protein called amyloid-beta.
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Researchers find what happens inside artery plaque to trigger strokes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): For the first time, researchers at Tulane University and Ochsner Health were able to genetically sequence carotid plaque tissue collected from patients within days after a stroke.
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Education, employment, and social interaction may assist in preventing cog
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): Why do some people with amyloid plaques in their brains, associated with Alzheimer's disease, show no signs of the disease, while others with the same amount of plaque have clear memory and thinking problems? Researchers looked at genetic and life course fact
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Study: Whole blood transfusion may be used as disease-modifying treatment
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Houston (Texas) [US], July 15 (ANI): According to a recent study from UTHealth Houston, the complete exchange of blood may be a novel, disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease. This treatment successfully reduced the development of amyloid plaque in mice's brains.
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