News tagged with beta protein
Active compounds against Alzheimer's disease
More than half of all cases of dementia in the elderly can be attributed to Alzheimer's disease. Despite vast research efforts, an effective therapy has not been developed, and treatment consists of dealing with the symptoms. ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Salmonella stays deadly with a 'beta' version of cell behavior
Salmonella cells have hijacked the protein-building process to maintain their ability to cause illness, new research suggests.
Aug 14, 2011 |
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Unfolding amyloid secrets
Scientists from the University of Leeds have made a fundamental step in the search for therapies for amyloid-related diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes mellitus. By pin-pointing the reaction that kick-starts ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Study of cerebrospinal fluid reveals potential new Alzheimer's gene
A genomic study of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has added a new gene to the list of potential genetic contributors to Alzheimer's disease, a national research team led by Indiana University School of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2010 |
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On...off...on...off... The circuitry of insulin-releasing cells
A myriad of inputs can indicate a body's health bombard pancreatic beta cells continuously, and these cells must consider all signals and "decide" when and how much insulin to release to maintain balance in blood sugar, for ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Modulating a protein in the brain could help control Alzheimer's disease
A protein known to exist in the brain for more than 30 years, called 5-lipoxygenase, has been found to play a regulatory role in the formation of the amyloid beta in the brain, the major component of plaques implicated in ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2010 |
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'Magic number' 695 opens up new areas for Alzheimer's research
Alzheimer's disease is widely believed to be caused by the gradual accumulation in the brain of amyloid-beta peptide which is toxic to nerve cells. Amyloid beta peptide is formed from a protein known as APP, which is found ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Early research reveals new clues to origin of diabetes
University of Michigan scientists have identified events inside insulin-producing pancreatic cells that set the stage for a neonatal form of non-autoimmune type 1 diabetes, and may play a role in type 2 diabetes as well. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Proteins linked to longevity also linked to Alzheimer's
Over the past 20 years, scientists have learned that proteins called sirtuins play a vital role in longevity and stress response in organisms as diverse as humans, yeast and mice. A new paper from MIT biologists ...
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Jul 27, 2010 |
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Researchers find dementia in diabetics differs from dementia in nondiabetics
Researchers from Mayo Clinic's Florida campus say that dementia in some diabetics appears to be caused often by vascular disease in the brain, and the dementia that develops in people without diabetes is more likely associated ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Researchers discover how insulin-producing cells increase during pregnancy
Researchers funded by JDRF have discovered that the hormone, serotonin, may be involved in the increase of insulin-producing beta cells during pregnancy. The findings reveal one of the mechanisms underlying beta cell expansion ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests
The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics an ...
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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Protein inhibitor helps rid brain of toxic tau protein
Inhibiting the protein Hsp70 rapidly reduces brain levels of tau, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease when it builds up abnormally inside nerve cells affecting memory, neuroscientists at the University ...
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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Scientists begin to untangle root cause of Alzheimer's disease
In a research report published online in the FASEB Journal, an international team of scientists describe how the N60 fragment of the RanBP9 protein increases the production of the amyloid beta protein, which is present in ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Phase 3 Alzheimer's drug increases toxic beta amyloid in the brain -- but still provides benefits
New insights into how a Phase III Alzheimer's drug might work were among the advances in potential therapies targeting two abnormal brain proteins - beta amyloid and phosphorylated tau - that were reported today at the Alzheimer's ...
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Jul 15, 2009 |
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