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New Discovery Promises to Improve Drugs Used to Fight Cancer, Other Diseases
January 11, 2013 — Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic metropolis locked in a state of perpetual rush hour traffic, the trillions of cells that make us who we are work ... > full story -
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Why Down Syndrome Boosts Susceptibility to Other Conditions
January 11, 2013 — A new study has revealed some of the underlying neural factors that explain why people with Down syndrome are more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and autistic spectrum ... > full story -
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Scientists Uncover Potential Drug Target to Block Cell Death in Parkinson's Disease
January 10, 2013 — Oxidative stress is a primary villain in a host of diseases that range from cancer and heart failure to Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists ... > full story -
Regulating Single Protein Prompts Fibroblasts to Become Neurons
January 10, 2013 — Repression of a single protein in ordinary fibroblasts is sufficient to directly convert the cells -- abundantly found in connective tissues -- into functional neurons. The findings could have ... > full story -
Passive Smoking Increases Risk of Severe Dementia, According to Study in China
January 9, 2013 — Scientists have found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia. The study of nearly 6,000 people in five provinces in China reveals that people exposed to passive smoking have a ... > full story -
Parkinson's Disease Itself Does Not Increase Risk of Gambling, Shopping Addiction, Study Finds
January 7, 2013 — Parkinson's disease itself does not increase the risk of impulse control problems such as compulsive gambling and shopping that have been seen in people taking certain drugs for Parkinson’s ... > full story -
Can Blood Pressure Drugs Reduce the Risk of Dementia?
January 7, 2013 — People taking the blood pressure drugs called beta blockers may be less likely to have changes in the brain that can be signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, according to a ... > full story -
Detrimental Effect of Obesity on Lesions Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
January 7, 2013 — Researchers have recently used a neurodegeneration model of Alzheimer's disease to provide experimental evidence of the relationship between obesity and disorders linked to the tau protein. This ... > full story -
Long-Term Consequences for Those Suffering Traumatic Brain Injury
January 4, 2013 — Researchers studying the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) using rat models, have found that, overtime, TBI results in progressive brain deterioration characterized by elevated ... > full story -
Key Mechanism in Calcium Regulation Discovered: May Help Lead to New Drugs for Neurodegenerative Diseases
January 3, 2013 — All living cells keep their cellular calcium concentration at a very low level. Since a small increase in calcium can affect many critical cellular functions (an elevated calcium concentration over ... > full story
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