PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: tau protein http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. New class of compounds discovered for potential Alzheimer's disease drug A new class of molecules capable of blocking the formation of specific protein clumps that are believed to contribute to Alzheimer's disease pathology has been discovered by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. By assaying close to 300,000 compounds, they have identified drug-like inhibitors of AD tau protein clumping, as reported in the journal Biochemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news169132024.html Chemistry Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:00:01 EST news169132024 Alzheimer's discovery could bring early diagnosis, treatment closer (PhysOrg.com) -- A discovery made by researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Research Institute for Medical Research at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital offers new hope for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. http://www.physorg.com/news162210645.html Chemistry Fri, 22 May 2009 11:31:53 EST news162210645 Forgotten and lost - when proteins 'shut down' our brain (PhysOrg.com) -- Which modules of the tau protein, in neurons of Alzheimer disease patients, may act in a destructive manner were investigated by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen) and the Max Planck Unit for Structural Molecular Biology (Hamburg) with the help of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. http://www.physorg.com/news154107548.html Biology Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:39:42 EST news154107548 Scientists make headway in understanding Alzheimer's disease Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that a protein called BAG2 is important for understanding Alzheimer's disease and may open up new targets for drug discovery. They are ready to move from studying these proteins in culture to finding out how they work with mice. http://www.physorg.com/news153062159.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:16:37 EST news153062159 Tau protein expression predicts breast cancer survival -- though not as expected Expression of the microtubule-binding protein Tau is not a reliable means of selecting breast cancer patients for adjuvant paclitaxel chemotherapy, according to research led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news148453038.html Medicine & Health Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:57:18 EST news148453038 Compounds have potential for diagnosis, treatment of Alzheimer's disease New research suggests that a select group of compounds that interact with a protein in the brain might be used in the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news138534992.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:56:32 EST news138534992