News tagged with proteins in the brain

Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mar 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (10) | 2 |

Fragile X protein linked to nearly 100 genes involved in autism

Doctors have known for many years that patients with fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability, are often also diagnosed with autism. But little has been known about how the two diagnoses ...

Genetics Dec 12, 2012 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Brake on nerve cell activity after seizures discovered: Gene expression initiates protective electrical response

Given that epilepsy impacts more than 2 million Americans, there is a pressing need for new therapies to prevent this disabling neurological disorder. New findings from the neuroscience laboratory of Mark ...

Neuroscience Dec 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Scientists identify Buphenyl as a possible drug for Alzheimer's disease

(Medical Xpress)—Buphenyl, an FDA-approved medication for hyperammonemia, may protect memory and prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Hyperammonemia is a life-threatening condition that can affect patients at ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mar 11, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Fail-safe system may lead to cures for inherited disorders

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a previously unknown fail-safe (compensatory) pathway that potentially protects the brain and other organs from genetic and environmental ...

Medical research Sep 15, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Party drug's brain tricks explained for first time

(Medical Xpress) -- A researcher at the University of Sydney has discovered how the increasingly common street drug mephedrone affects the brain, helping to explain why it is potentially such an addictive substance.

Medical research Oct 31, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

New medication offers hope to patients with frequent, uncontrollable seizures

A new type of anti-epilepsy medication that selectively targets proteins in the brain that control excitability may significantly reduce seizure frequency in people whose recurrent seizures have been resistant to even the ...

Neuroscience Apr 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Designer compounds inhibit prion infection

(Medical Xpress) -- A team of University of Alberta researchers has identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of malfunctioning proteins in the brain that cause lethal neurodegenerative diseases ...

Medical research Jul 20, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

'Foreign' proteins are also implicated in Alzheimer's disease, implications for differentiated treatments

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's are characterised by the loss of nerve cells and the deposition of proteins in the brain tissue. A group of researchers led by Gabor G. Kovacs ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia Sep 24, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Enzyme inhibition protects against Huntington's disease damage in two animal models

Treatment with a novel agent that inhibits the activity of SIRT2, an enzyme that regulates many important cellular functions, reduced neurological damage, slowed the loss of motor function and extended survival in two animal ...

Neuroscience Nov 29, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |