Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A 'mini-brain' traces the link between concussion and Alzheimer's disease
How much time elapses between a blow to the head and the start of damage associated with Alzheimer's disease?
Aug 29, 2023
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News tagged with acrolein
Health
Study finds new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana and tobacco smoke
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have uncovered new evidence of the potential health risks of chemicals in tobacco and marijuana smoke.
Jan 11, 2021
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Neuroscience
Possible biomarker for multiple sclerosis identified
A biomarker for multiple sclerosis that could be an early warning for the disease has shown promise in both human and animal testing.
Dec 19, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop system to rapidly and accurately detect tumor margins during breast cancer surgery
Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), Osaka University, and collaborators have developed a new rapid and inexpensive way to accurately detect the margins between cancer and non-cancerous tissue ...
Nov 30, 2018
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Key factor in development of Parkinson's disease identified
A molecule has been identified that appears to play an important role in the development of Parkinson's disease, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people around the world.
Apr 20, 2018
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Neuroscience
Neurotoxin in cigarette smoke worsens pain in spinal cord injuries
Researchers have identified a key component in cigarette smoke that worsens pain in people with spinal cord injury, suggesting that a critical element within tobacco is responsible for such pain-inducing effects.
Jun 15, 2017
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Neuroscience
An old drug with new potential: WWII chemical-weapon antidote shows early promise as treatment for spinal cord injuries
A drug developed during World War II as an antidote for a chemical warfare agent has been found to be effective at suppressing a neurotoxin that worsens the pain and severity of spinal cord injuries, suggesting a new tool ...
Mar 29, 2017
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Health
Passive smoking—acrolein inhibits immune response, hence accelerating tumour growth
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that every year 600,000 deaths are caused by passive smoking worldwide and, in Austria alone, two or three people a day die as a result of passive smoking. In a study recently ...
Mar 24, 2017
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Neuroscience
Toxin from tobacco smoke could increase pain in spinal cord injury
A neurotoxin called acrolein found in tobacco smoke that is thought to increase pain in people with spinal cord injury has now been shown to accumulate in mice exposed to the equivalent of 12 cigarettes daily over a short ...
Dec 3, 2014
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Medical research
Drug may reduce chronic pain for spinal cord injuries
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have discovered that a known neurotoxin may cause chronic pain in people who suffer from paralysis, and a drug that has been shown to remove the toxin might be used to treat the pain.
Oct 31, 2013
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