High-intensity focused ultrasound used to identify stroke biomarkers
A molecule called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) rose significantly in the blood of patients who underwent ...
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Major new study identifies key protein driving Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disorder, is closely linked to the accumulation of tau protein in the ...
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Researchers make breakthrough in understanding the role of tau protein in Alzheimer's
A research team at the University of Cologne has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the role of the tau protein in Alzheimer's disease. Using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) ...
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IHC acting CJ takes up PECA plea
Justice Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) newly appointed acting chief justice, took up on Monday a petition filed against the recent amendments to the country's cybercrime ...
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5 Science-Backed Benefits of Whey Protein
Whey protein is a food supplement commonly used by athletes to help boost muscle growth. In addition to improving strength and performance, whey protein is also thought by some to be useful in healing ...
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New Test May Detect Alzheimer’s Years Before Tau Clumps Show Up In Scans
Scientists know that a build-up of specific proteins in the brain is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. However, by the time these proteins have become visible in brain scans, disease ...
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Research discovers a new cause of Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s research has long focused on two harmful proteins, amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau, which build up in the brain and are thought to drive the disease. However, in some cases, the severity ...
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New genetic mutation linked to Alzheimer's risk
June 15, 2021 — A new therapy prompts immune defense cells to swallow misshapen proteins, amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles, whose buildup is known to kill nearby brain cells as part of ...
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Should You Get This Test to Determine Your Alzheimer’s Risk? Scientists Found a New Biomarker.
The study was focused on analyzing tau, a protein in the brain that plays a key role in Alzheimer's. In people with the neurological disease, tau proteins undergo chemical changes, forming tangled ...
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His genes forecast Alzheimer's. His brain had other plans.
The variant causes a person's brain to accumulate beta amyloid and phosphorylated tau proteins, the hallmarks of Alzheimer's. When Whitney turned 60 and still had no symptoms, he assumed he didn't ...
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SERBP1 interacts with PARP1 and is present in PARylation-dependent protein complexes regulating splicing, cell division, and ribosome biogenesis
Many of the SERBP1-associated proteins are RNA-binding proteins and SERBP1 exerts ... The authors attempt to connect SERBP1 to stress granules and Alzheimer's disease associated tau pathology. Based ...