While the role of the blood-brain barrier has long been appreciated for its ability to maintain precise control over what molecules can enter the nervous system, very little is known about how the cells that form the barrier ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Neurodegeneration, or the gradual loss of neuron function, is one of the key features of Alzheimer's disease. However, it doesn't affect all parts of the brain equally.
Apr 19, 2023
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Nearly two dozen experimental therapies targeting the immune system are in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease, a reflection of the growing recognition that immune processes play a key role in driving the brain damage ...
Mar 8, 2023
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In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research team led by Dr. Zhou Jiawei at the Institute of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology of the Chinese ...
Feb 20, 2023
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A common sign of Alzheimer's disease is the excessive buildup of two types of protein in the brain: tangles of tau proteins that accumulate inside cells, and amyloid-β proteins that form plaques outside the cells. Researchers ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a vital ingredient for human health. A new study explores how a deficiency of ...
Jan 17, 2023
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A new study from UCLA researchers provides a strategy for finding treatments optimally tailored for women and men to prevent cognitive decline in aging as well as progression of neurodegenerative diseases by leveraging sex ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Growing evidence indicates that gut microbiota plays a critical role in regulating the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the molecular mechanism underlying ...
Sep 7, 2021
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A recent study in Science Advances by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Max Planck Institute, shows that neurons can counteract degeneration and promote survival by adapting their metabolism. It challenges the long-standing ...
Aug 31, 2020
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Researchers at the Medical Research Council Toxicology Unit at the University of Leicester have identified a molecular mechanism that helps protect brain cells against a fall in core body temperature, which also appears to ...
Jan 15, 2015
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