New hope for treatment of neurodegenerative disorder
Researchers from the University of Southern California have taken an important first step toward protecting against Huntington disease using gene therapy.
Biochemistry
Apr 20, 2009
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Nanotech coating could lead to better brain implants to treat diseases
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical and materials engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 10, 2009
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Extracellular vesicles study outlines new strategies to combat neurodegenerative diseases
A new study by the University of Barcelona could drive the design of future strategies to regenerate damaged brain areas in neurodegenerative diseases. The study emphasizes the role of neuron-derived extracellular vesicles ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 4, 2023
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Do cyanobacteria make the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine?
β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), a non-protein amino acid initially discovered in Cycas in 1967, has gained attention for its potential association with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ...
Ecology
Sep 18, 2023
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Bioengineers uncover lipid metabolic dynamics in Drosophila brain during aging
Aging is an inevitable phenomenon in the process of life, accompanied by the deterioration of physiological functions and increased susceptibility to diseases.
Biotechnology
Jul 28, 2023
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Increased risk of Alzheimer's disease due to exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, suggests study
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are typical organic compounds found in cigarette smoke and vehicle exhaust. In addition, PAHs are produced from incomplete combustion of organic material and cooking. The highest concentrations ...
Biochemistry
Apr 24, 2023
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Transporting antibodies across the blood–brain barrier to treat Alzheimer's disease
Sometimes the best things in life come by chance, when we happen to be in the right place at the right time. Now, researchers from Japan have found a way to ensure that new medications are delivered to the right place in ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 9, 2023
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A potential drug in the fight against a fatal brain-eating amoeba
A lethal microbial pathogen is lurking in warm freshwater ponds, reservoirs, and rivers around the globe: Naegleria fowleri, colloquially called brain-eating amoeba, which causes the disease primary amebic meningoencephalitis ...
Biochemistry
Feb 9, 2023
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Prions: New possible therapeutic target discovered
Prion diseases, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease"), are lethal neurodegenerative infectious diseases that affect humans and other mammals and for which there is currently no cure.
Biochemistry
Sep 19, 2022
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Researchers develop blood-brain-barrier-permeable nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease treatment
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease that leads to insidious deterioration of brain functions. Current treatments for AD that focus on inhibition of amyloid beta (Aβ) aggregation failed to show ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 23, 2022
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