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Neuronal activity induces tau release from healthy neurons

Researchers from King's College London have discovered that neuronal activity can stimulate tau release from healthy neurons in the absence of cell death. The results published by Diane Hanger and her colleagues in EMBO re ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New hope for early diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's

Flinders University researchers have discovered that a protein in the brain may play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease – a common degenerative neurological disorder which affects the control of body movements.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Indian plant could play key role in death of cancer cells

Scientists at the Georgia Regents University Cancer Center have identified an Indian plant, used for centuries to treat inflammation, fever and malaria, that could help kill cancer cells.

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Identification of abnormal protein may help diagnose, treat ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are devastating neurodegenerative diseases with no effective treatment. Researchers are beginning to recognize ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Abnormal brain development in fetuses of obese women

In a study to be presented on February 15 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers from Tufts Medical Center will present findings showing ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI scans gain attention as diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's detection

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists can now detect early features of Alzheimer's disease using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Imaging acute ischemic stroke patients' brains did not lead to improved outcomes

The use of advanced imaging shortly after the onset of acute stroke failed to identify a subgroup of patients who could benefit from a clot-removal procedure, a study has found.

Cardiology created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excess protein linked to development of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say overexpression of a protein called alpha-synuclein appears to disrupt vital recycling processes in neurons, starting with the ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Compound stimulates tumor-fighting protein in cancer therapy

A compound that stimulates the production of a tumor-fighting protein may improve the usefulness of the protein in cancer therapy, according to a team of researchers.

Cancer created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

RNA promotes metastasis in lung cancer

The vast majority – approximately 80 percent – of our DNA does not code for proteins, yet it gets transcribed into RNA. These RNA molecules are called non-coding and fulfill multiple tasks in the cell. Alongside a well-studied ...

Cancer created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New target for treating wide spectrum of cancers

(Medical Xpress)—UC Irvine biologists, chemists and computer scientists have identified an elusive pocket on the surface of the p53 protein that can be targeted by cancer-fighting drugs. The finding heralds a new treatment ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Silibinin, found in milk thistle, protects against UV-induced skin cancer

A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation – thus protecting ...

Cancer created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover potential new target in fight against 'superbug'

University of Cambridge researchers have discovered how an antibiotic-resistant superbug exploits oxygen-limited conditions in the lungs of patients with severe respiratory disease to thrive.

Medical research created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diabetes drug could hold promise for lung cancer patients

Ever since discovering a decade ago that a gene altered in lung cancer regulated an enzyme used in therapies against diabetes, Reuben Shaw has wondered if drugs originally designed to treat metabolic diseases ...

Cancer created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

DNA-repairing protein may be key to preventing recurrence of some cancers

Just as the body can become resistant to antibiotics, certain methods of killing cancer tumors can end up creating resistant tumor cells. But a University of Central Florida professor has found a protein ...

Cancer created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast