News tagged with neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers engineer adult stem cells that do not age
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical researchers at the University at Buffalo have engineered adult stem cells that scientists can grow continuously in culture, a discovery that could speed development of cost-effective treatments ...
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Scientists find a key to maintaining our DNA
DNA contains all of the genetic instructions that make us who we are, and maintaining the integrity of our DNA over the course of a lifetime is a critical, yet complex part of the aging process. In an important, albeit early ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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New evidence caffeine may slow Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, restore cognitive function
Although caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug worldwide, its potential beneficial effect for maintenance of proper brain functioning has only recently begun to be adequately appreciated. Substantial evidence ...
May 17, 2010 |
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Study uncovers key mechanisms of cell communication
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique bridging process may be behind a mystery of intracellular communication, according to new Cornell research published Feb. 4 in the journal Cell.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Biochemists develop new method for preventing oxidative damage to cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery by UCLA biochemists of a new method for preventing oxidation in the essential fatty acids of cell membranes could lead to a new class of more effective nutritional supplements ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Huntington's disease breakthrough equals hope for patients
A huge leap forward in understanding Huntington's disease may give patients hope for a cure.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Revisited human-worm relationships shed light on brain evolution
"Man is but a worm" was the title of a famous caricature of Darwin's ideas in Victorian England. Now, 120 years later, a molecular analysis of mysterious marine creatures unexpectedly reveals our cousins as worms, indeed.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 09, 2011 |
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URI scientist discovers 54 beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup
University of Rhode Island researcher Navindra Seeram has discovered 34 new beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup and confirmed that 20 compounds discovered last year in preliminary research play a key role in human health.
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Scientists solve long-standing mystery of protein 'quality control' mechanism
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have solved a long-standing mystery of how cells conduct "quality control" to eliminate the toxic effects of a certain kind of error in protein production. The findings may lead ...
Sep 12, 2010 |
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Molecular mechanism triggering Parkinson's disease identified
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway responsible for the death of key nerve cells whose loss causes Parkinson's disease. This discovery not only may explain how a genetic ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Function found for Alzheimer's protein
In people with Alzheimer's, the brain becomes riddled with clumps of protein, forming what are known as amyloid plaques. Now, a report appearing in the September 17th print issue of Cell appears to have found a function for th ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Compound in celery, peppers reduces age-related memory deficits
A diet rich in the plant compound luteolin reduces age-related inflammation in the brain and related memory deficits by directly inhibiting the release of inflammatory molecules in the brain, researchers report.
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Seeking superior stem cells: 100-fold increase in efficiency in reprogramming human cells to induced stem cells
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have today announced a new technique to reprogramme human cells, such as skin cells, into stem cells. Their process increases the efficiency of cell reprogramming by one ...
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Scientists develop new strategy that may improve cognition
For the first time, scientists have linked a brain compound called kynurenic acid to cognition, possibly opening doors for new ways to enhance memory function and treat catastrophic brain diseases, according to a new study ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Protein lets brain repair damage from multiple sclerosis, other disorders
A protein that helps build the brain in infants and children may aid efforts to restore damage from multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative diseases, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Neurodegenerative disease
Neurodegenerative disease (Greek νέυρο-, néuro-, "nerval" and Latin dēgenerāre, "to decline" or "to worsen") is a condition in which cells of the brain and spinal cord are lost. The brain and spinal cord are composed of neurons that do different functions such as controlling movements, processing sensory information, and making decisions. Cells of the brain and spinal cord are not readily regenerated en masse, so excessive damage can be devastating. Neurodegenerative diseases result from deterioration of neurons or their myelin sheath which over time will lead to dysfunction and disabilities resulting from this.
Some sources limit the term "degenerative" to conditions primarily affecting gray matter that are not associated with a obvious inciting event.
For more information about Neurodegenerative disease, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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