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Scientists Identify Buphenyl as a Possible Drug for Alzheimer's Disease
March 8, 2013 — Studies in mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have shown that sodium phenylbutyrate, known as Buphenyl, successfully increases factors for neuronal growth and protects learning and memory, ... > full story -
Drugs Targeting Blood Vessels May Be Candidates for Treating Alzheimer's
March 7, 2013 — Researchers have successfully normalized the production of blood vessels in the brain of mice with Alzheimer's disease by immunizing them with amyloid beta, a protein widely associated with the ... > full story -
How the Body's Energy Molecule Transmits Three Types of Taste to the Brain
March 6, 2013 — Scientists have discovered how ATP -- the body's main fuel source -- is released as the neurotransmitter from sweet, bitter, and umami, or savory, taste bud cells. The CALHM1 channel protein, which ... > full storyMore: -
Use It or Lose It: Molecular Mechanism for Why a Stimulating Environment Protects Against Alzheimer's Disease
March 6, 2013 — Researchers provide specific pre-clinical scientific evidence supporting the concept that prolonged and intensive stimulation by an enriched environment, especially regular exposure to new ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Risk Gene Discovered by Screening Brain's Connections: Signs of Disease Decades Before Illness Strike
March 6, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a new genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease by screening people's DNA and then using an advanced type of scan to visualize their brains' connections. The researchers ... > full story -
Green Tea Extract Interferes With the Formation of Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the ... > full story -
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Misplaced Molecules: New Insights Into the Causes of Dementia
March 2, 2013 — Researchers have succeeded in gaining new insights into the causes of certain movement disorders and forms of dementia. Scientists were able to reproduce disease symptoms typical of amyotrophic ... > full story -
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Parkinson's Disease: Parkin Protects from Neuronal Cell Death
March 1, 2013 — Researchers have identified a novel signal transduction pathway, which activates the parkin gene and prevents stress-induced neuronal cell ... > full story -
New Model Could Lead to Improved Treatment for Early Stage Alzheimer's
February 28, 2013 — Researchers have developed a line of genetically altered mice that model the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. This model may help scientists identify new therapies to provide relief to ... > full story -
Possible Treatment Window for Memory Problems Identified
February 27, 2013 — Researchers have identified a possible treatment window of several years for plaques in the brain that are thought to cause memory loss in diseases such as ... > full story
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